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API 12-121-27403OrphanedOil well

Hanks 5

Oil well in Marion County, Illinois · operated by Shamrock 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

Aug 15, 1987

Plug date

Total depth

2,525 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-121-27403
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Marion
Coordinates
38.70312, -88.75855
State record #
121212740300

Operator

Shamrock Drilling

Wells operated
58
Active
6
States
CA, IL, KS, MS
As filed
Shamrock Drilling Corp.

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
P Wendling 112-121-01413Plugged & abandonedOther typeSlagter, A. J., III
Snow, D. 112-121-25851Plugged & abandonedOther typeOelze, Elmer Jr.
Beaughrs 112-121-27366Plugged & abandonedOther typeOelze, Elmer Jr.
W & H Wiehle 112-121-01557Plugged & abandonedOther typePerrine & Perrine
Becker H 112-121-26640Plugged & abandonedOilJ & K Oil Properties
Becker 112-121-25940Plugged & abandonedOther typeOrion Petro Corp.

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