Who operates Benton Flood Unit 123-W?

Benton Flood Unit 123-W (API 12-055-00466) is operated by Shell Oil Company according to the Illinois regulator's registry.

Is Benton Flood Unit 123-W plugged or still active?

Benton Flood Unit 123-W is plugged and abandoned.

Benton Flood Unit 123-W is in Franklin County, Illinois at 37.97313, -88.93906.

API 12-055-00466Plugged & abandonedInjection well

Spud date

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Drilling began

Completion

Nov 28, 1949

Plug date

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Total depth

2,143 ft

As published by the state

API #: 12-055-00466
Status: Plugged & abandoned(state code: Undesignated Injection Well, Plugged)
Type: Injection(INJP)
County: Franklin
Coordinates: 37.97313, -88.93906
State record #: 120550046601

Wells operated: 4,222
Active: 139
States: AL, AR, CA, CO, IL, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MT, ND, NM, NY, OK, PA, UT, WY
As filed: Shell Oil Company

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Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Mine No 15 4	12-199-01206	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Old Ben Coal Co.
Old Ben Eight 2	12-199-23468	Active	Gas	Hite Operating, Inc.
Smart 1	12-199-23878	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Smart, Michael D.
Rehn-Hudson 1-H	12-199-02319	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Dull, Joe A.
Hudson 1-C	12-199-02573	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	C. E. Brehm Drilling & Prod.
Madison 6	12-199-02404	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Bufay Oil Company

Dataset updated July 2026 . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.