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API 12-193-01979OrphanedOil well

Farris-Hamilton 3

Oil well in White County, Illinois · operated by Murvin & Steber Drlg

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

Jul 1, 1955

Plug date

Total depth

2,925 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-193-01979
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
White
Coordinates
37.91524, -88.26916
State record #
121930197900

Operator

Murvin & Steber Drlg

Wells operated
58
Active
5
States
IL

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Hish Charles 112-059-24440Plugged & abandonedOther typeRobinson Engineering
Rider Paul 212-059-02577Plugged & abandonedOther typeCarter, James E.
Drone, Katherine 112-059-01627Plugged & abandonedOther typeLewis & Clemens
Maloney Arthur 4-A12-059-01207ActiveOilHoward & Howell
Miner Clyde 112-059-00778Plugged & abandonedOilOil Management, Inc.
Schmitt 212-059-01215Plugged & abandonedInjectionFarrar Oil Co., Inc.

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