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API 12-165-25771OrphanedOil well

Fowler 1

Oil well in Saline County, Illinois · operated by Rister John L

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

Aug 8, 1988

Plug date

Total depth

2,305 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-165-25771
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Saline
Coordinates
37.87067, -88.43906
State record #
121652577100

Operator

Rister John L

Wells operated
6
Active
0
States
IL, KY
As filed
Rister, John L.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
DI Energy 1-1112-165-25864Plugged & abandonedOther typeDI Energy, Inc.
Mossman Carrie 112-059-00295Plugged & abandonedOther typeWall John H
Spencer, E. 112-165-01414Plugged & abandonedOther typeC. E. Brehm Drilling & Prod.
Berry 112-165-00197Plugged & abandonedOther typeAlco Oil & Gas Corp.
Hurley Oscar T 112-165-03425Plugged & abandonedOther typeCahaba Oil Co.
Chicago & Hrrsbrg 112-165-02683Plugged & abandonedOther typeStelle, John Associates

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