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API 12-185-04902OrphanedOil well

Richardson - Schroeder Comm. 1

Oil well in Wabash County, Illinois · operated by Gallagher Victor R

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 31, 1954

Plug date

Total depth

2,950 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-185-04902
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Wabash
Coordinates
38.30298, -87.94450
State record #
121850490201

Operator

Gallagher Victor R

Wells operated
455
Active
23
States
CO, IL, KY
As filed
Gallagher, Victor R.

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

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BrooksIN:168111ActiveOther type

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