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API 12-191-29363OrphanedOil well

Weis Comm. 1

Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Schmitt Donald E

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 17, 1979

Plug date

Total depth

3,353 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-191-29363
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Wayne
Coordinates
38.35021, -88.32358
State record #
121912936300

Operator

Schmitt Donald E

Wells operated
75
Active
17
States
IL
As filed
Schmitt, Donald E.

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Nearby wells

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Elliott, Ivan 512-193-32195OrphanedOilDee Drilling Co., Inc.
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Stahl. C. 112-193-29167Plugged & abandonedOilFulk, Perry
Pollard, C. 312-193-03617Plugged & abandonedOilMagnolia Petroleum Company
Rister, Floyd 112-193-30770Plugged & abandonedOther typeZanetis, Steve A. Drlg. & Prod.
Pollard, Lawrence 112-193-00211Plugged & abandonedOilLess, John R.

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