API 12-041-00233Plugged & abandonedOil well
Helmuth, Ben 5
Oil well in Douglas County, Illinois · operated by Potts Oc
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
May 1, 1956
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,797 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-041-00233
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Douglas
- Coordinates
- 39.65841, -88.36464
- State record #
- 120410023300
Operator
- Wells operated
- 4
- Active
- 0
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Potts O C
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashbrook 1 | 12-029-22796 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Schaefer Oil Company |
| Tivnen, 1 | 12-029-00035 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kingwood Oil Co. |
| Elliott 1 | 12-029-00659 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ryan Consol.Petroleum Corp. |
| Sanders 1 | 12-029-01487 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Swearer & Crown Pet |
| Cuffle 1 | 12-139-00223 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Landon, Earl |
| Taylor, Gorten 1 | 12-029-00701 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Develop Assoc Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.