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API 12-101-29838OrphanedOil well

Delaney L M 15

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

Mar 9, 1988

Plug date

Total depth

1,706 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-101-29838
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Lawrence
Coordinates
38.74279, -87.79132
State record #
121012983800

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

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Cunningham Etal J112-101-03193Plugged & abandonedOilKendall Oils Inc
Martin, T. 112-101-00288Plugged & abandonedOther typeArvin Drilling
Ridgley Heirs 1812-101-27887Plugged & abandonedOilGillespie, Frances
Ridgley, E. J. 712-101-07863Plugged & abandonedOther typeOhio Oil Co., The
King, J. C. 212-101-29057ActiveInjectionWoodcock Oil, LLC
Ridgley E J 112-101-03205Plugged & abandonedOilOhio Oil Company

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