API 12-179-22686OrphanedGas well
Birky, Edwin E. 1
Gas well in Tazewell County, Illinois · operated by Morton Drilling
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 1, 1939
Plug date
—
Total depth
138 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-179-22686
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Gas(GAS)
- County
- Tazewell
- Coordinates
- 40.59032, -89.48583
- State record #
- 121792268600
Operator
- Wells operated
- 23
- Active
- 0
- States
- IL, OK, WY
- As filed
- Morton Drilling Co.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mueller, William | 12-179-21520 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Paul Schmitgale |
| Cilco (Sauder, J.C. Farm D-8 | 12-179-00306 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Central IL Light Co. |
| Laidig, H. | 12-179-22648 | Active | Gas | — |
| Cilco D-9 | 12-179-00311 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Central IL Light Co. |
| Cilco | 12-179-00304 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Central IL Light Co. |
| Longe, George (Cilco 10) 1 | 12-179-00271 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Central IL Light Co. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.