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API 12-185-26395OrphanedOil well

Walters, Ida 6

Oil well in Wabash County, Illinois · operated by Higgins Gilbert A

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 5, 1979

Plug date

Total depth

1,950 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-185-26395
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Wabash
Coordinates
38.41850, -87.82848
State record #
121852639500

Operator

Higgins Gilbert A

Wells operated
132
Active
29
States
IL
As filed
Higgins, Gilbert A.

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McDowellIN:129972Plugged & abandonedOther type

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