API 12-049-00705Plugged & abandonedOil well
Fox, William 1
Oil well in Effingham County, Illinois · operated by Benson Jr And Beadleston John
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Apr 1, 1941
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,523 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-049-00705
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Effingham
- Coordinates
- 38.95376, -88.62561
- State record #
- 120490070500
Operator
- Wells operated
- 6
- Active
- 1
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Benson, J.R. and Beadleston, John
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan, Charles 1 | 12-025-01401 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Griffith, Wilbur L. |
| Blomberg 1 | 12-051-26103 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Accidental Oil Prod. |
| Brown, Oliver 1 | 12-025-25866 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | "K" Oil, Inc. |
| Smith Heirs 1 | 12-051-01490 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Doran, Thomas S. |
| Fender 1 | 12-025-27010 | Active | Oil | Blazer Oil Company |
| Lewis, Jerry 1 | 12-025-02007 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Anderson, Jabe J. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.