API 12-159-00071Plugged & abandonedOil well
Bowers Melvina E 1
Oil well in Richland County, Illinois · operated by Case Pomeroy &
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
May 1, 1941
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,127 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-159-00071
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Richland
- Coordinates
- 38.64446, -87.95531
- State record #
- 121590007100
Operator
- Wells operated
- 7
- Active
- 2
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Case, Pomeroy & Co., Inc.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biehl, Roy 3 | 12-185-26722 | Orphaned | Oil | Van Fossan Oil Corp. |
| Betebenner N O 1 | 12-047-00175 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ashland Oil & Refining Company |
| Strine, Paul 4 | 12-185-26727 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hall, Melvin G. |
| Anderson Bros 1 | 12-185-26851 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kieffer Brothers Oil Co. |
| Strine, L. etal 1 | 12-185-00265 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Nolan Vincent J |
| Spurling, Ralph etal 1 | 12-185-26734 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Van Fossan Oil Corp. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.