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API 12-101-31638OrphanedOil well

Hovermale-Spidel 4

Oil well in Lawrence County, Illinois · operated by Dee Drilling

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

Jul 22, 2005

Plug date

Total depth

1,369 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-101-31638
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Lawrence
Coordinates
38.58849, -87.71177
State record #
121013163800

Operator

Dee Drilling

Wells operated
343
Active
148
States
IL, KY, MI
As filed
Dee Drilling Co., Inc.

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
McAdam Orr, Sr.IN:121589Plugged & abandonedOther type
Dunkel H 512-185-01831Plugged & abandonedOilNational Associated Petroleum Co.
Dunkel-Johnson 212-185-00371Plugged & abandonedOilBauer, Joseph E.
Dunkel-Johnson Comm 312-185-05513Plugged & abandonedOilBauer Brothers
Dunkel-Johnson Community 112-185-00670Plugged & abandonedInjectionConrady Oil, Inc.
Crow Charles 312-185-02469Plugged & abandonedOther typeL. & M. Drilling Company

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