API 12-049-00732Plugged & abandonedOil well
Bucholz 3-B
Oil well in Effingham County, Illinois · operated by Shaffer Ww
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
May 22, 1945
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,482 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-049-00732
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Effingham
- Coordinates
- 38.93794, -88.61802
- State record #
- 120490073200
Operator
- Wells operated
- 19
- Active
- 5
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Shaffer, W. W.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoffman 3 | 12-025-05057 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Yocum, George F. |
| Sparlin 2 | 12-025-05051 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hanson Oil Company |
| Combs 2 | 12-025-04915 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Yocum, George F. |
| Combs 1 | 12-025-25921 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hanson Oil Company |
| Hayes 1 | 12-025-05009 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Yocum, George F. |
| Ernst - Engel Comm. 1 | 12-025-27262 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Triton Exploration Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.