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API 12-159-01951OrphanedOil well

Jorgenson M 2A

Oil well in Richland County, Illinois

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 1, 1939

Plug date

Total depth

2,648 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-159-01951
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Richland
Coordinates
38.76935, -88.17927
State record #
121590195100

Operator

No operator of record — this is a documented orphaned well.

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Boone 312-159-26260ActiveOilVan Blaricum, Ken
Guyot Charles A-412-159-01350OrphanedInjectionThe Pure Oil Company
Guyot 212-159-01337Plugged & abandonedOther typeShaffer, W. W.
Guyot George 112-159-24366Plugged & abandonedOther typeS. & E. Tool Company
Kiskadden 112-159-01339Plugged & abandonedOilVan Blaricum, Ken
Kiskadden 212-159-00292Plugged & abandonedOilVan Blaricum, Ken

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