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API 12-193-07540OrphanedOil well

Greathouse, E. R. 55

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

Jun 1, 1963

Plug date

Total depth

2,865 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-193-07540
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
White
Coordinates
38.13087, -87.98627
State record #
121930754000

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

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Malcolm FuhrerIN:112314Plugged & abandonedOther type
Thomas, JosephineIN:112258Plugged & abandonedOther type
Searcy, EverettIN:112755Plugged & abandonedOther type
Roy SearcyIN:112757Plugged & abandonedOther type
Ackerman 112-193-07554Plugged & abandonedOther typeBecker, William R.
Florence McFaddenIN:112750Plugged & abandonedOther type

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