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API 12-121-00573OrphanedOil well

Shanafelt, Sam Tract 85 16

Oil well in Marion County, Illinois · operated by Magnolia Petroleum

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 11, 1941

Plug date

Total depth

2,341 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-121-00573
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Marion
Coordinates
38.58257, -89.00118
State record #
121210057301

Operator

Magnolia Petroleum

Wells operated
2,275
Active
163
States
AL, IL, KY, LA, MS, ND, OK
As filed
Magnolia Petroleum Company

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Copple J H Hrs 112-081-01886Plugged & abandonedOther typeStephans A J
Copple Norman 112-081-00134Plugged & abandonedOilCarter Oil Co., The
Boggs Alice 112-081-00133Plugged & abandonedOilCarter Oil Co.
Kasten Martin 112-081-01398Plugged & abandonedOther typeBruer & Robinson Oil
Baldridge Mollie 112-081-00891Plugged & abandonedOther typeHopkins, Dale
Sanders, Arthur 412-081-01198Plugged & abandonedOilCarter Oil Co., The

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