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API 12-169-20645OrphanedOther type well

Wenger 1

Other type well in Schuyler County, Illinois · operated by Black Star Petroleum

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 13, 1983

Plug date

Total depth

520 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-169-20645
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Other type(TA)
County
Schuyler
Coordinates
40.08997, -90.68311
State record #
121692064500

Operator

Black Star Petroleum

Wells operated
173
Active
5
States
IL, KS

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Ray, Francis D. 112-009-21194Plugged & abandonedOther typeSmith Petroleum Co.
Long 112-009-00165Plugged & abandonedOther typeBushnell, J. B. or Long
Hammer, Marilyn 112-009-20975Plugged & abandonedOther typeNatural Gas Producers
Reich P 112-009-00056Plugged & abandonedOther typeRipley Oil Trust
Bunchman 1-A12-009-21852Plugged & abandonedOther typeTerra Minerals, Inc.
Adams 112-009-21871OrphanedGasBarker, C. & Lehne, D.

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