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API 12-191-03396OrphanedOil well

King 1

Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Prior John

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

Oct 5, 1983

Plug date

Total depth

4,719 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-191-03396
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Wayne
Coordinates
38.49828, -88.65378
State record #
121910339601

Operator

Prior John

Wells operated
64
Active
12
States
IL
As filed
Prior, John

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Edminson 112-191-30147Plugged & abandonedOther typeFarrar Oil Co., Inc.
Case, M. 112-081-24638Plugged & abandonedOther typeOrion Petro Corp.
Maxey C 112-081-00977Plugged & abandonedOther typeSandel Victor A
Wiegand - Marlow 112-081-01550Plugged & abandonedInjectionIL Lease Operating
Marlow, Cora 112-081-01541Plugged & abandonedInjectionIL Lease Operating
McDonald Denver 112-081-01628Plugged & abandonedOther typeStrickland, Frank L.

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