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API 12-193-29636OrphanedOil well

Sturm 1

Oil well in White County, Illinois · operated by Ranco Exploration

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

Dec 14, 1981

Plug date

Total depth

4,003 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-193-29636
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
White
Coordinates
38.21865, -88.05052
State record #
121932963600

Operator

Ranco Exploration

Wells operated
6
Active
0
States
IL

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
RibeyreIN:168186Other statusOther type
NhrIN:168473Other statusOther type
RibeyreIN:168116Other statusOther type
RibeyreIN:168127ActiveOther type
Carmi Light & Water 112-193-07188Plugged & abandonedOther typeNational Associated Petroleum Co.
Earlene Brooks 112-193-25668Plugged & abandonedOther typeSlagter Producing Co.

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