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API 12-185-26660OrphanedOil well

Sharp Alvin 2

Oil well in Wabash County, Illinois · operated by Hocking 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

Jan 23, 1981

Plug date

Total depth

2,620 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-185-26660
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Wabash
Coordinates
38.44371, -87.81086
State record #
121852666000

Operator

Hocking Oil

Wells operated
195
Active
40
States
IL
As filed
Hocking Oil Company, Inc.

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Rigg E 112-185-02419Plugged & abandonedOther typeBig One Drlg. & Timm, E.
Gray, Albert Tr 4 712-185-01043Plugged & abandonedInjectionTexaco, Inc.
Gray, A. (Tract 4) 812-185-05446Plugged & abandonedInjectionTexaco, Inc.
Mussett W L 112-185-05293Plugged & abandonedOilThe Texas Company
Milburn Harry 112-185-00123Plugged & abandonedOilMagnolia Petroleum Company
Mussett W L 212-185-05371Plugged & abandonedOilThe Texas Company

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