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API 12-055-02333Plugged & abandonedOil well

Benton Flood Unit 240

Oil well in Franklin County, Illinois · operated by Shell Oil

Spud date

Drilling began

Completion

Jan 19, 1966

Plug date

Total depth

2,230 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-055-02333
Status
Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
Type
Oil(OILP)
County
Franklin
Coordinates
37.95929, -88.94102
State record #
120550233300

Operator

Shell Oil

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