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API 12-167-23403OrphanedOil well

Chance 3

Oil well in Sangamon County, Illinois · operated by John Carey Oil

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

Jul 24, 1982

Plug date

Total depth

1,645 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-167-23403
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Sangamon
Coordinates
39.58326, -89.64791
State record #
121672340300

Operator

John Carey Oil

Wells operated
104
Active
11
States
IL
As filed
John Carey Oil Co., Inc.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Miller, Lester R. 112-117-00562Plugged & abandonedOther typeBergschneider, Paul F.
Walsh, Edward 112-135-22326Plugged & abandonedOther typeJones, Russell E.
Stieren Farms 112-135-22325OrphanedGasStieren, Gerald
Millburg 112-135-21819Plugged & abandonedOther typeM. & N. Oil Company
Lucas L. 112-135-01128Plugged & abandonedOther typeStewart Oil Company
McWilliams 112-135-00584Plugged & abandonedOther typeNonneman, Louis J.

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