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API 12-193-05343OrphanedOil well

Bacon, M.F. 6

Oil well in White County, Illinois · operated by Mobil Explor & Prod

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

Oct 26, 1987

Plug date

Total depth

2,900 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-193-05343
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
White
Coordinates
38.11818, -87.99585
State record #
121930534302

Operator

Mobil Explor & Prod

Wells operated
140
Active
16
States
IL, UT
As filed
Mobil Explor. & Prod.

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
George CameronIN:112342ActiveOther type
Mcfadden, MerleIN:112362Plugged & abandonedOther type
Preda, NonaIN:112363Plugged & abandonedOther type
Emerson-Schofield 412-193-33086ActiveOilSchofield, John O. Inc.
James BundyIN:112381Plugged & abandonedOther type
Scheidler, Korff & NunnIN:165440Plugged & abandonedOther type

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