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API 12-081-24473Plugged & abandonedOil well

Ellis 1

Oil well in Jefferson County, Illinois · operated by Big 8 Oil

Spud date

Drilling began

Completion

Jan 9, 1987

Plug date

Total depth

3,260 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-081-24473
Status
Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
Type
Oil(OILP)
County
Jefferson
Coordinates
38.40154, -88.79917
State record #
120812447300

Operator

Big 8 Oil

Wells operated
5
Active
1
States
IL

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Pasley Etal Unit 112-081-23895Plugged & abandonedOilRam Oil Company
Brown 3-A12-081-23979Plugged & abandonedOther typeWelker, Emerson
Chaney 112-081-24752Plugged & abandonedOther typeBrown Resources
Brown 312-081-23821Plugged & abandonedOther typeWelker Oil Co., Ltd.
Brown 712-081-24758Plugged & abandonedOther typeJ.R.G. Oil Co., Inc.
Brown G S 212-081-02421Plugged & abandonedOilHalbert, Ralph C.

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