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API 12-193-29527OrphanedOil well

Downen 2

Oil well in White County, Illinois · operated by Gem Oil & Gas

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 4, 1981

Plug date

Total depth

3,901 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-193-29527
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
White
Coordinates
37.93038, -88.10688
State record #
121932952700

Operator

Gem Oil & Gas

Wells operated
31
Active
7
States
IL
As filed
Gem Oil & Gas Co.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
I.T. Van PattenIN:167607Other statusOther type
Goebel12-059-00278Plugged & abandonedOther typeOil Management, Inc.
Leonard & MurphyIN:401141ActiveOther type
South Inman Unit 13-W12-059-02824Plugged & abandonedInjectionHumble Oil & Refining Company
Leach-Tate Unit Injection 112-059-02904Plugged & abandonedInjectionBrehm, C. E. Drilling & Producing
Leach-Golden 112-059-24051Plugged & abandonedOilBrehm, C. E. Drilling & Producing

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