API 12-101-29622OrphanedOil well
Simms Russell 4
Oil well in Lawrence County, Illinois · operated by Beard Francis L
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
Aug 26, 1986
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,425 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-101-29622
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Lawrence
- Coordinates
- 38.60762, -87.73955
- State record #
- 121012962200
Operator
- Wells operated
- 145
- Active
- 41
- States
- IL, KY
- As filed
- Beard, Francis L.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph P. Steckler | IN:121703 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Showalter 3 | 12-185-03866 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Engle, George S. |
| Steckler, Herman 1 | 12-185-26275 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Viking Oil Company |
| Smith Raymond C 1 | 12-185-02852 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | R. K. Petroleum Corp. |
| Maurice Horral | IN:121650 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Liddle Amy A 1 | 12-185-01314 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Engle, George S. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.