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API 12-191-30746OrphanedOil well

Smith, R. 1

Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Miller Ray & West Dale

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 6, 1983

Plug date

Total depth

3,432 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-191-30746
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Wayne
Coordinates
38.35833, -88.21182
State record #
121913074600

Operator

Miller Ray & West Dale

Wells operated
8
Active
0
States
IL
As filed
Miller,Ray & West,Dale

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Dozier 1-A12-193-31067Plugged & abandonedOther typeMid-America Petroleum Corp.
Williams Ben 212-193-00472Plugged & abandonedOilNew Penn Dlpmnt Corp
Hill Hrs 112-193-08276Plugged & abandonedOther typeNational Associated Petroleum Co.
Williams 112-193-00208Plugged & abandonedOther typeWall & Mitchell
Williams B B Etal 112-193-03234Plugged & abandonedOther typeSkiles, C. E., Inc.
Hoerner 112-193-03512Plugged & abandonedOilGallagher, Victor R.

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