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API 12-121-28165OrphanedOil well

Gilster 1

Oil well in Marion County, Illinois · operated by Hopper Resources

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

Jun 22, 2006

Plug date

Total depth

1,850 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-121-28165
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Marion
Coordinates
38.51515, -89.14045
State record #
121212816500

Operator

Hopper Resources

Wells operated
4
Active
2
States
IL
As filed
Hopper Resources, Inc.

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Breeze 112-081-24815Plugged & abandonedOther typePerry Oil Co., Inc.
Hays Mae 312-081-00942ActiveOilKapp, Louis H., Jr.
Hays 112-081-00905Plugged & abandonedInjectionKapp, Louis H., Jr.
Hoblitzelle 112-189-24779Plugged & abandonedOther typeWood Energy, Inc.
Tiemann 112-189-01932Plugged & abandonedOther typeEstate of N.A. Baldridge
Richardson Vernon A-112-189-01923Plugged & abandonedOther typeEvans, Charles T.

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