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API 12-191-31629OrphanedOil well

Rice 2

Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Franklin Prod & Dev

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 21, 1986

Plug date

Total depth

3,256 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-191-31629
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Wayne
Coordinates
38.41116, -88.44778
State record #
121913162900

Operator

Franklin Prod & Dev

Wells operated
31
Active
11
States
IL
As filed
Franklin Prod & Dev Co.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Vaughn H F Est 112-191-00675Plugged & abandonedOther typeNation, Ben H.
Skillet Fork Farms 1-112-191-32508Plugged & abandonedOilWilbanks Exploration, Inc.
North Aden Unit A/O 5-B12-191-01653Plugged & abandonedOilThe Texas Company
Woodham J C 212-191-00475Plugged & abandonedOther typeThe Texas Company
Twist "B" Tract 16 412-191-00253OrphanedInjectionTexaco, Inc.
*Williams, E. Service, Inc. 1-SWD12-191-30509ActiveInjection*Earl Williams Service, Inc.

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