API 12-041-00118Plugged & abandonedOil well
Helmuth, Benjamin 2
Oil well in Douglas County, Illinois · operated by Potts Oc
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Apr 1, 1956
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,781 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-041-00118
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Douglas
- Coordinates
- 39.65303, -88.36462
- State record #
- 120410011800
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattoon Test Hole 23 | 12-029-01466 | Other status | Other type | C.I.P.S. |
| Nolte 1 | 12-029-22788 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Schaefer Oil Company |
| Schaefer 1 | 12-029-24402 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ceja Corporation |
| Behrend 1 | 12-029-00288 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Venn, Charles J. |
| Tivnen, R. J. 1 | 12-029-00423 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hageman H C Etal |
| Tracy, William H. 1 | 12-029-00607 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.