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API 12-185-00774OrphanedOil well

Wabash Co Poor Farm 1

Oil well in Wabash County, Illinois · operated by Olds Oil & Chemical

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

Jan 29, 1944

Plug date

Total depth

2,077 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-185-00774
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Wabash
Coordinates
38.45073, -87.77357
State record #
121850077400

Operator

Olds Oil & Chemical

Wells operated
36
Active
2
States
IL
As filed
Olds Oil & Chemical Corp.

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