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API 12-191-30786OrphanedOil well

French, C. 5

Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Homco

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 14, 1984

Plug date

Total depth

3,430 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-191-30786
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Wayne
Coordinates
38.37082, -88.21850
State record #
121913078600

Operator

Homco

Wells operated
192
Active
26
States
IL
As filed
Homco, Ltd.

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Puckett, Walter 112-193-30657Plugged & abandonedOther typeBlue Matrix Oil Prod Inc
Smothers Community 112-193-29355Plugged & abandonedOilFullop, Henry
Smothers 1-A12-193-30402Plugged & abandonedOilGunner Energy Corp.
Rainwater Unit 312-193-29494Plugged & abandonedOilMid-America Petroleum Corp.
Tillis, Walter 112-193-00939Plugged & abandonedOther typeSherman Harry
Black 112-193-29769Plugged & abandonedOilMid-America Petroleum Corp.

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