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API 12-193-04435OrphanedOil well

Skiles, W. L. 6

Oil well in White County, Illinois · operated by Bell Brothers

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

Apr 18, 1941

Plug date

Total depth

2,865 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-193-04435
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
White
Coordinates
38.17657, -87.99043
State record #
121930443500

Operator

Bell Brothers

Wells operated
203
Active
22
States
IL, KS

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