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API 12-191-30228OrphanedOil well

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Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Buchanan Art

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

Feb 22, 1982

Plug date

Total depth

3,371 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-191-30228
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Wayne
Coordinates
38.48844, -88.22012
State record #
121913022800

Operator

Buchanan Art

Wells operated
64
Active
3
States
IL, KY
As filed
Buchanan, Art

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Bosecker 112-047-24254Plugged & abandonedOther typeBi-Petro, Inc.
Mounts C R 112-191-03515Plugged & abandonedOilDavis, Alva C. Drilling Co.
Smith 712-191-30872ActiveInjectionBi-Petro, Inc.
Smith Richard 412-191-30848ActiveOilVan Dyke Oil, Inc.
Everett 112-047-02159Plugged & abandonedOther typeRing, M. V.
French 612-191-30787ActiveInjectionBi-Petro, Inc.

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