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API 12-191-06530OrphanedOther type well

Blackburn-Thomas 1

Other type well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Art Buchanan

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 22, 1985

Plug date

Total depth

3,800 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-191-06530
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Other type(DA)
County
Wayne
Coordinates
38.34867, -88.50252
State record #
121910653001

Operator

Art Buchanan

Wells operated
1
Active
0
States
IL

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Flannigan 112-065-24878Plugged & abandonedOther typeJones, Don Oil Co.Inc.
Flannigan 212-065-25057Plugged & abandonedOilJones, Don Oil Co.Inc.
Flannigan 112-065-24387Plugged & abandonedOther typeZanetis, Steve A. Drlg. & Prod.
Tolley James A 112-065-01603Plugged & abandonedOther typeReasor, G. L.
Leach-Young 112-065-01594Plugged & abandonedOther typeTuley & Carter
Nation Hazel 112-065-03616Plugged & abandonedOther typeDunnill, John F.

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