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API 12-185-02174OrphanedOil well

Sanders 5

Oil well in Wabash County, Illinois · operated by Gaines James P

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

Jun 1, 1955

Plug date

Total depth

1,375 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-185-02174
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Wabash
Coordinates
38.54425, -87.68255
State record #
121850217400

Operator

Gaines James P

Wells operated
22
Active
2
States
IL
As filed
Gaines, James P.

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Nearby wells

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Denman E L 212-185-00829Plugged & abandonedOilHarris & Myers
Michael TennisIN:150244Plugged & abandonedOther type

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