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API 12-193-06971OrphanedOil well

Bayley-Eastern 1

Oil well in White County, Illinois · operated by Eastern Petroleum

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, 1953

Plug date

Total depth

2,900 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-193-06971
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
White
Coordinates
37.92517, -88.18247
State record #
121930697100

Operator

Eastern Petroleum

Wells operated
313
Active
10
States
CO, IL, KS, KY, MI, OH, OK, WY
As filed
Eastern Petroleum Company

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

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Johnson Harliss 1 WS12-059-23864OrphanedOther typeWestern Oil, Ltd.
Oil Management 312-059-02843OrphanedOilCentral Drlg Co
Johnson, C. 112-059-01007Plugged & abandonedOther typePioneer Oil Co., Inc.
South Inman Unit 17-W12-059-02837Plugged & abandonedInjectionHumble Oil & Refining Company
Tate 112-059-01617Plugged & abandonedOther type

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