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API 12-191-06695OrphanedOil well

Watson, A. A. 9

Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Wiser Oil Co The

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

Dec 1, 1941

Plug date

Total depth

2,952 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-191-06695
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OILP)
County
Wayne
Coordinates
38.48386, -88.51582
State record #
121910669500

Operator

Wiser Oil Co The

Wells operated
180
Active
13
States
IL, NM
As filed
Wiser Oil Co., The

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Turner H O Etal 112-191-01477Plugged & abandonedOther typeWhite Eagle Oil
Rump Mrs V S 112-191-00157Plugged & abandonedOther typeWeinert, H.H., Estate
Kissner G 112-191-30230Plugged & abandonedOther typeMoore Engineering & Production Co.
Lawrence 112-191-28491Plugged & abandonedOther typeRepublic Oil Company, Inc.
Turner H C 112-191-04443Plugged & abandonedOther typePeake Petroleum
Walters 112-191-04412Plugged & abandonedOther typePeake Petroleum

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