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API 12-159-02012Plugged & abandonedOil well

Wheeler 2

Oil well in Richland County, Illinois · operated by Murvin & Steber Drlg

Spud date

Drilling began

Completion

Sep 1, 1952

Plug date

Total depth

2,597 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-159-02012
Status
Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
Type
Oil(OILP)
County
Richland
Coordinates
38.77249, -88.15086
State record #
121590201200

Operator

Murvin & Steber Drlg

Wells operated
58
Active
5
States
IL

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Grubb 1-A12-159-23924ActiveOilInterstate Expl. Fund
Snyder-Gardner Comm 112-159-25038Plugged & abandonedOther typeAmerican Oil Invest.
Grubb, A. 2-A12-159-03024Plugged & abandonedOilInterstate Expl. Fund
Rusk R 212-159-02976ActiveOilBoxell, Samuel E.
Rusk, R. 112-159-02982Plugged & abandonedOilBoxell, Samuel E.
Weesner M 112-159-03004Plugged & abandonedOilCarmax Industries, Inc.

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