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API 12-185-05523OrphanedOil well

Lancaster Unit 23

Oil well in Wabash County, Illinois · operated by Hayes & Wolf Brothers Oil

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

Jul 25, 1966

Plug date

Total depth

2,555 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-185-05523
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Wabash
Coordinates
38.54250, -87.86820
State record #
121850552300

Operator

Hayes & Wolf Brothers Oil

Wells operated
75
Active
6
States
IL

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Carson Mary 212-185-00895Plugged & abandonedOilHall & Jordan Oil
Putnam, W. 112-185-28295Other statusOther typeTide Water Associated Oil Co.
Walton Jas E 112-047-01447Plugged & abandonedOther typeHeldt, Frederick
Hearne 112-047-23010Plugged & abandonedOther typeWatch It Oil Corporation
M. Steckler MTC-P1012-185-28992Other statusOther typeIllinois State Geological Survey
Ankenbrand 112-047-00953Plugged & abandonedOther typeCrawford Drlg Co

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