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API 12-191-32859OrphanedOil well

Van Fosson 50

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

Nov 2, 2005

Plug date

Total depth

3,855 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-191-32859
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Wayne
Coordinates
38.52046, -88.29850
State record #
121913285900

Operator

Hughes Energy

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

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Liston 112-191-01340Plugged & abandonedOther typeRepublic Oil Company, Inc.
Merritt C A 212-191-05921Plugged & abandonedInjectionMacDonell Co. of Lima
Merritt WS112-191-07401Plugged & abandonedOther typePodolsky, Bernard
Merritt 312-191-06031Plugged & abandonedInjectionPodolsky, Bernard
Tullis 212-191-31208Plugged & abandonedOther typeMidwest Oil Producers
Tullis, D. 112-191-31198Plugged & abandonedOther typeMidwest Oil Producers

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