API 12-191-29700OrphanedOil well
Bozarth 1
Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Independent Oil
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
Sep 9, 1980
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,141 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-29700
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.41796, -88.65393
- State record #
- 121912970000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 8
- Active
- 1
- States
- CO, IL
- As filed
- Independent Oil Company
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomason J & O 1 | 12-191-03902 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Slagter, Arthur J., Jr. |
| Neff 2 | 12-191-31212 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sherman, Clarence |
| Lathrop, Albert 1 | 12-191-03684 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Blades, Ben |
| Hertenstein 1 | 12-191-04375 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Noble, Jud |
| Bennett 1 | 12-191-05163 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Thorpe Robt E Jr |
| Lingle 2 | 12-081-24559 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Albers Investment Co. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.