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API 12-185-00737OrphanedOil well

Geiger W 5

Oil well in Wabash County, Illinois · operated by The Texas

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

Oct 1, 1943

Plug date

Total depth

2,009 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-185-00737
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Wabash
Coordinates
38.43795, -87.76058
State record #
121850073700

Operator

The Texas

Wells operated
1,399
Active
250
States
AR, IL, KY, LA, MS, ND, UT
As filed
The Texas Company

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Nearby wells

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Johnson, B.W.IN:129469Plugged & abandonedOther type
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Brown, C.O.IN:129436Plugged & abandonedOther type
Clarence AndersonIN:129483Plugged & abandonedOther type
Princeton Mining Co.IN:129473Plugged & abandonedOther type

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