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API 12-121-26570OrphanedOil well

Crain, Galen 2

Oil well in Marion County, Illinois · operated by Shakespeare 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

Oct 7, 1981

Plug date

Total depth

3,352 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-121-26570
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Marion
Coordinates
38.50850, -88.82040
State record #
121212657000

Operator

Shakespeare Oil

Wells operated
950
Active
362
States
CO, IL, KS, KY, MI, MT, ND, OH
As filed
Shakespeare Oil Co.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Young Heirs 112-081-01624Plugged & abandonedOilHurt, James T.
Meyer, George 112-081-23361Plugged & abandonedOther typeFarmers Crude Production Company
Ward Harold 112-081-01556Plugged & abandonedOther typeLoudon Pipeline Company
Young Heirs 112-081-01707Plugged & abandonedOther typeBurkett, M. D. Oil
Marlow, Wallace 112-081-23347Plugged & abandonedOther typeRam Oil Company
Schultz, D. 112-081-02680Plugged & abandonedOilFields, Leonard

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