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API 12-193-29021OrphanedOil well

Golden A-1

Oil well in White County, Illinois · operated by Basin Energy

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

May 6, 1980

Plug date

Total depth

3,053 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-193-29021
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
White
Coordinates
37.94220, -88.22182
State record #
121932902100

Operator

Basin Energy

Wells operated
61
Active
15
States
CO, IL, KY
As filed
Basin Energy, Inc.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Hish, Charles 5-WIW12-059-24955Plugged & abandonedInjectionShakespeare Oil Co.
Wargel R A 112-059-03222OrphanedOilWilliams, M. J.
Egyptian Tie & Timber Company 712-059-00251Plugged & abandonedOilOil Management, Inc.
Hish 212-059-00173Plugged & abandonedOther typeFreed, Kenneth R.
West Unit 79-W12-059-00252Plugged & abandonedInjectionCarter Oil Co., The
Bahl, Leonard 312-059-00111Plugged & abandonedOilGulf Refining Company

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