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API 12-191-32858OrphanedOil well

Van Fosson 2

Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Hughes Energy

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 7, 2005

Plug date

Total depth

3,762 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-191-32858
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Wayne
Coordinates
38.51952, -88.30637
State record #
121913285800

Operator

Hughes Energy

Wells operated
19
Active
8
States
IL
As filed
Hughes Energy, Inc.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Hilliard D A 112-191-01345Plugged & abandonedOther typeMcCummings Oil Co.
Hilliard D A 1-B12-191-06042Plugged & abandonedOilOil Well Drilling
Tullis 112-191-28659Plugged & abandonedOilGooch, Robert N.
Eureka School 112-191-06040Plugged & abandonedOilClark Drlg Co
Mitchell, Charles 112-191-03081Plugged & abandonedOther typeJasper Oil Producers, Inc.
Troyer 112-191-30050Plugged & abandonedOther typeRossi, Paul

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