API 12-159-00264Plugged & abandonedOil well
Fritschle W E 5
Oil well in Richland County, Illinois · operated by Texaco
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Jun 1, 1945
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,090 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-159-00264
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Richland
- Coordinates
- 38.77080, -88.06288
- State record #
- 121590026400
Operator
- Wells operated
- 10,522
- Active
- 267
- States
- AL, AR, CA, CO, IL, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MT, ND, NY, OH, OK, PA, UT
- As filed
- Texaco, Inc.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leathers S O Etal 1 | 12-159-01815 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | George & Wrather Oil |
| Provines Forrest M 2 | 12-159-01820 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | George & Wrather Oil |
| Crites Laura 1-A | 12-159-24032 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Stoltz, Ronald L. |
| Crites L 2-A | 12-159-24649 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Stoltz, Ronald L. |
| Totten Elihu 2 | 12-159-01823 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | George & Wrather Oil |
| Totten, E 1 | 12-159-01808 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henman & Cher |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.