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API 12-191-32460OrphanedOil well

Brentlinger 1

Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Podolsky Bernard

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

Oct 12, 1996

Plug date

Total depth

3,500 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-191-32460
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Wayne
Coordinates
38.44085, -88.42010
State record #
121913246000

Operator

Podolsky Bernard

Wells operated
271
Active
115
States
IL
As filed
Podolsky, Bernard

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Green, M. 212-191-30738Plugged & abandonedOther typeJenkins, Gordon T.
Lawrence W L 1-A12-191-03594Plugged & abandonedOther typeSkiles Oil Corporation
Seidel, Roy Dale 112-191-29610Plugged & abandonedOther typeRam Oil Company
Legg & Bryant 3 Swd12-191-30733Plugged & abandonedInjection
Mayberry 1-A12-191-30734Plugged & abandonedOther typeG & L Oil Production
Vaughan, Noel Comm. 112-191-31651Plugged & abandonedOilVaughan, N.J.

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