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API 12-121-28294OrphanedOil well

Geiler 3

Oil well in Marion County, Illinois · operated by Prairie 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

Jan 20, 2013

Plug date

Total depth

1,955 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-121-28294
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Marion
Coordinates
38.77614, -88.90936
State record #
121212829400

Operator

Prairie Resources

Wells operated
47
Active
7
States
CO, IL, KS, ND
As filed
Prairie Resources, Inc.

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
McMackin 7-c SWD12-121-04725Other statusOther typeShakespeare Oil Co.
Varde 112-121-01313Plugged & abandonedOther typeRomine Larry
Varde 112-121-01111Plugged & abandonedOther typeChitonti Oil
Gross Wm 112-121-04714Plugged & abandonedOther typeAbsher & Booth
Tarter 112-121-27114Plugged & abandonedOther typeTwo Oil
Varde 112-121-04711Plugged & abandonedOilErvin Drilling Company

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