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API 12-101-29794OrphanedOil well

Ridgely, M.E. A/C 2 8

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 26, 1988

Plug date

Total depth

1,575 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-101-29794
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Lawrence
Coordinates
38.77997, -87.77733
State record #
121012979400

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
Leighty E 1012-101-05259Plugged & abandonedOilOhio Oil Co., The
Leighty, E. a/c 1 4112-101-04051Plugged & abandonedInjectionOhio Oil Co., The
Ryan, G. L. A/C 3 4812-101-30548ActiveOilMarathon Oil Company
Vandermark, A. 4412-101-30626ActiveOilMarathon Oil Company
Vandermark, A. 4512-101-30129ActiveOilMarathon Oil Company
Leighty, E. a/c 1 (Fillmore Unit) J-412-101-27562ActiveInjectionMarathon Oil Company

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