API 12-101-29085OrphanedOil well
Smith Oscar 40
Oil well in Lawrence County, Illinois · operated by Marathon Oil
Documented orphaned well. This well appears in the federal/state orphaned-well inventory — unplugged, with no solvent operator of record. See the orphan-well census for state and county totals and the $4.7B federal plugging program.
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 25, 1983
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,781 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-101-29085
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Lawrence
- Coordinates
- 38.76242, -87.77153
- State record #
- 121012908500
Operator
- Wells operated
- 8,999
- Active
- 2,695
- States
- AR, CA, CO, IL, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MT, ND, NM, OK, PA, UT, WV, WY
- As filed
- Marathon Oil Company
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gould, T. I. 20 | 12-101-07763 | Active | Oil | Ohio Oil Co., The |
| Jordan, A. B. 2 | 12-101-07597 | Active | Oil | Jennings |
| Buchanan L A 53 | 12-101-29089 | Active | Oil | Marathon Oil Company |
| Buchanan L A 51 | 12-101-07492 | Active | Oil | Marathon Oil Company |
| Lingenfelter 4 | 12-101-07687 | Other status | Other type | Wark Oil Company |
| Jenner 6 | 12-101-07682 | Other status | Other type | Cochran |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.