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API 12-193-28837OrphanedOil well

Kerwin 5

Oil well in White County, Illinois · operated by Orion Petro

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 30, 1979

Plug date

Total depth

3,982 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-193-28837
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
White
Coordinates
37.98260, -88.10848
State record #
121932883700

Operator

Orion Petro

Wells operated
65
Active
3
States
IL, OH
As filed
Orion Petro Corp.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Moye Kelly 112-059-01260Plugged & abandonedOilAtkins & Hale
Sutton 112-059-24095Plugged & abandonedOther typeHamilton, D.W. Prod.,Inc
Moye, Lillis 1-WIW12-059-01587ActiveInjectionDee Drilling Co., Inc.
Moye, Lillis etal 112-059-00865Plugged & abandonedOther typeCoy Oil, Inc.
Fromm 212-059-00864ActiveInjectionSimpkins, Joe Oil Development
Short 412-059-02109OrphanedOilMitchell, Q. B.

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