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API 12-055-00420Plugged & abandonedInjection well

Benton Flood Unit 85-W

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

Spud date

Drilling began

Completion

Nov 28, 1949

Plug date

Total depth

2,166 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-055-00420
Status
Plugged & abandoned(state code: Water Injection Well, Plugged)
Type
Injection(INJWP)
County
Franklin
Coordinates
37.96802, -88.94134
State record #
120550042001

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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Oeth Etal 112-199-02403Plugged & abandonedOther typeC. E. Brehm Drilling & Prod.
Brehm-Northern Trust Co. 1-E12-199-22615Plugged & abandonedOther typeC. E. Brehm Drilling & Prod.
Freeman Coal 212-199-02075Plugged & abandonedOther typeRehn, E. E.
Rehn-Hudson 4-H12-199-02365Plugged & abandonedOther typeDull, Joe A.

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