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API 12-159-25870OrphanedOil well

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Oil well in Richland County, Illinois · operated by American Oil Invest

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 3, 2001

Plug date

Total depth

3,185 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-159-25870
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Richland
Coordinates
38.67062, -87.99852
State record #
121592587000

Operator

American Oil Invest

Wells operated
18
Active
5
States
IL
As filed
American Oil Invest.

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Jones 212-185-28795ActiveOilDee Drilling Co., Inc.
Krumm Heirs 112-185-26977Plugged & abandonedOther typeJ.C.L.T.D. Dev., Inc.
Marx 212-185-01595Plugged & abandonedOilPhillips Petroleum Co.
Jones, Bob 212-185-26566Plugged & abandonedOther typeBeard, Francis L.
Jones, Bob 712-185-27741Plugged & abandonedOther typeBeard, Francis L.
Pixley 212-185-27732ActiveOilRodgers, Bill

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