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API 12-185-00736OrphanedOil well

Geiger W 4

Oil well in Wabash County, Illinois · operated by Texaco

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 1, 1943

Plug date

Total depth

2,008 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-185-00736
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Wabash
Coordinates
38.43974, -87.76066
State record #
121850073600

Operator

Texaco

Wells operated
10,522
Active
267
States
AL, AR, CA, CO, IL, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MT, ND, NY, OH, OK, PA, UT
As filed
Texaco, Inc.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Dyball, Leo W. et alIN:129296Plugged & abandonedOther type
Sprinkle, John H.IN:129359Plugged & abandonedOther type
Sprinkle et al, GaryIN:129358Plugged & abandonedOther type
Gerald E. ClarkIN:129370Plugged & abandonedOther type
Mae MauckIN:129310Plugged & abandonedOther type
Leo Dyball et alIN:129295Plugged & abandonedOther type

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