API 12-191-29712Plugged & abandonedOil well
Elsing 1
Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Ashland Exploration
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Nov 24, 1980
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,076 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-29712
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.50881, -88.66070
- State record #
- 121912971200
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1,253
- Active
- 687
- States
- AR, IL, KY, LA, MS, MT, ND, NY, OH, OK, WY
- As filed
- Ashland Exploration, Inc.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young Heirs 1 | 12-081-01707 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Burkett, M. D. Oil |
| Matthews Community 1 | 12-191-29054 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bufay Oil Company |
| Rainwater, Jas. 1 | 12-191-29010 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Buchanan, Art |
| Hollett Etal 2 | 12-191-01431 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lewis, Will I. |
| Gregory, Mary E. 1 | 12-191-00612 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gulf Refining Company |
| Bozarth etal 1 | 12-191-29025 | Orphaned | Oil | Baldridge, N. A. Drlg. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.