API 12-101-29768OrphanedOil well
Simms Russell 6
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
Sep 8, 1987
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,420 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-101-29768
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Lawrence
- Coordinates
- 38.60583, -87.73958
- State record #
- 121012976800
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seiler Frank 1 | 12-185-03849 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White W R Etal |
| Holsen Fred 1 | 12-185-03846 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Keneipp Cecil Etal |
| Liddle 1-WSW | 12-185-27625 | Other status | Other type | Fiscus Well Service |
| Dunkel 1 | 12-185-05028 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dee Brothers |
| Winter, Tim 2 | 12-185-28861 | Active | Oil | Performance Plus Consulting |
| Partee 1 | 12-185-02365 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Triangle Oil Co., Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.