API 12-101-29292OrphanedOil well
King, J.R. a/c 1 87
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
May 4, 1985
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,759 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-101-29292
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Lawrence
- Coordinates
- 38.71345, -87.77642
- State record #
- 121012929200
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corrie, H. 1 | 12-101-00356 | Active | Oil | Strine & Underwood |
| Hovermale, John 3 | 12-101-03294 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bauer, Joseph E. |
| Potts | 12-101-06729 | Other status | Other type | Calvin & Payne |
| Hovermale, John 1 | 12-101-03292 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bauer, Joseph E. |
| Corrie, H. 1 | 12-101-06163 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | C.& P. Petroleum Company |
| Deckard Virgil 3-A | 12-101-03269 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Schoonmaker, George C. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.