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API 12-191-32926OrphanedOil well

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Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Mega 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 8, 2007

Plug date

Total depth

3,312 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-191-32926
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Wayne
Coordinates
38.53318, -88.44709
State record #
121913292600

Operator

Mega Oil

Wells operated
78
Active
39
States
IL, OH
As filed
Mega Oil, Inc.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Blackburn L A 212-191-07478Plugged & abandonedOther typeGen'l Am Oil
Manahan, F.E. 212-191-29102Plugged & abandonedOilSchmitt, Donald E.
Lawrence Hrs 112-191-29047Plugged & abandonedOther typeSchmitt, Donald E.
Withrow, L. Tr. 7 312-191-07879OrphanedOilBecker, Wm. R. & Phyllis
Sims Unit O/A Tr. 7 (L. Withrow) 112-191-00106ActiveInjectionThe Texas Company
Withrow S 112-191-07772Plugged & abandonedOilZicos, George

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