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API 12-191-31728OrphanedOther type well

Obrecht Unit 4-A

Other type well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Shakespeare 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

Aug 5, 1987

Plug date

Total depth

2,651 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-191-31728
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Other type(DAO)
County
Wayne
Coordinates
38.59065, -88.31137
State record #
121913172800

Operator

Shakespeare Oil

Wells operated
950
Active
362
States
CO, IL, KS, KY, MI, MT, ND, OH
As filed
Shakespeare Oil Co.

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Chalcraft A 412-191-01101Plugged & abandonedOilDavis & Johnson Drlg
Matthews J L 2-A12-191-05097Plugged & abandonedOther typeThe Pure Oil Company
Milner, A. 112-191-03516Plugged & abandonedInjectionJohn B. Murvin
Blackburn-Thomas 412-191-05101Plugged & abandonedOilJohnson Russell P
Burt 1-A12-191-03553Plugged & abandonedInjectionJohn B. Murvin
Burt F C 112-191-03512Plugged & abandonedOilH & T Oil Co., Inc.

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