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API 12-101-29289OrphanedOil well

Newell S 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

Mar 25, 1985

Plug date

Total depth

1,658 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-101-29289
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Lawrence
Coordinates
38.71723, -87.77452
State record #
121012928900

Operator

Marathon Oil

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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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Holsen 212-101-07530Plugged & abandonedOilSkyline Oil-Blazer O&G
Schrader, Edwin 112-101-00767Plugged & abandonedOilDuncan, N. V., Estate of
Morris, M. A. 112-101-07640Other statusOther typeLewis Oil & Gas
Bennett-Corrie 112-101-27669Plugged & abandonedOilTelevest Explor., Inc.
Holsen 312-101-27671Plugged & abandonedOther typeTelevest Explor., Inc.
Moore Metta 112-101-07142Plugged & abandonedOther typeNational Associated Petroleum Co.

Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.