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API 12-193-04874OrphanedOil well

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Oil well in White County, Illinois · operated by Superior 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

Sep 1, 1940

Plug date

Total depth

2,595 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-193-04874
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
White
Coordinates
38.13452, -87.97923
State record #
121930487400

Operator

Superior Oil

Wells operated
2,340
Active
585
States
AR, CO, IL, KY, MS, MT, ND, OK, UT
As filed
Superior Oil Company

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

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Beauford Reeves & Bethesda ChurchIN:112754Plugged & abandonedOther type
Alldredge, Lora FayeIN:112736Plugged & abandonedOther type
Trimmer, Marta 112-193-30810Plugged & abandonedOilWhite, Terry Oil Company, Inc.
Ed Culley 1IN:400432ActiveOther type
Wooten, Albert 312-193-30595Plugged & abandonedOilStrata Oil, Inc.
Ed CulleyIN:153876ActiveOther type

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