API 12-159-00272Plugged & abandonedOil well
Fritschle W E 6
Oil well in Richland County, Illinois · operated by Texaco
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Jul 1, 1945
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,090 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-159-00272
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Richland
- Coordinates
- 38.76741, -88.05371
- State record #
- 121590027200
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher, R.D. 1 | 12-159-01787 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Davis & Johnson Drlg |
| Miller 1 | 12-159-24697 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pawnee Oil & Gas, Inc. |
| West Bert 2 | 12-159-01825 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | George & Wrather Oil |
| Friedly Leona J 2 | 12-159-01814 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | George & Wrather Oil |
| Provines F 2 | 12-159-01806 | Active | Oil | Graham, Herman S. |
| Miller Comm 1 | 12-159-24342 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | IL Basin Explor., Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.