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API 12-165-03047OrphanedOil well

Droit-Hutchinson 1

Oil well in Saline County, Illinois · operated by Petrex 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

Mar 1, 1997

Plug date

Total depth

2,824 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-165-03047
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Saline
Coordinates
37.79681, -88.60219
State record #
121650304701

Operator

Petrex Resources

Wells operated
28
Active
9
States
IL
As filed
Petrex Resources Co.

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Evans12-165-26833Other statusOther typeIllinois State Geological Survey
Gersbacher, W. M. 112-165-02551Plugged & abandonedOther typeBauer, J. E.
Gersbacher 112-165-00760Plugged & abandonedOther typeEllis Etal
Syers Farm 112-165-26932Plugged & abandonedOther typeBi-Petro, Inc.
Mick Heirs Etal 112-165-00482Plugged & abandonedOther typeEllis & Young
Hathaway 112-165-26930Plugged & abandonedOther typeBi-Petro, Inc.

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