API 12-191-08155OrphanedOil well
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Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Becker Wm R & Phyllis
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
Jun 25, 1996
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,235 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-08155
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.41695, -88.53605
- State record #
- 121910815503
Operator
- Wells operated
- 108
- Active
- 32
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Becker, Wm. R. & Phyllis
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starkey, F. 1 | 12-191-00658 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lacey, W. F. |
| Lyons R Tr 13 3 | 12-191-06820 | Orphaned | Oil | The Texas Company |
| Koontz, E. (Tract 10) 6 | 12-191-06817 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Texaco, Inc. |
| Koontz E 5 | 12-191-01514 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | The Texas Company |
| Lyons R Tr 13 5 | 12-191-06806 | Orphaned | Oil | The Texas Company |
| Lyons R 2 | 12-191-06804 | Orphaned | Oil | The Texas Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.