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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

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
Corrie, H. 112-101-00356ActiveOilStrine & Underwood
Hovermale, John 312-101-03294Plugged & abandonedOilBauer, Joseph E.
Potts12-101-06729Other statusOther typeCalvin & Payne
Hovermale, John 112-101-03292Plugged & abandonedOilBauer, Joseph E.
Corrie, H. 112-101-06163Plugged & abandonedOther typeC.& P. Petroleum Company
Deckard Virgil 3-A12-101-03269Plugged & abandonedOilSchoonmaker, George C.

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