API 12-047-23963Plugged & abandonedOther type well
Hortin Melvin 1
Other type well in Edwards County, Illinois · operated by Big Basin Oil
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Apr 8, 1985
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,300 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-047-23963
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Dry and Abandoned, Oil Shows, Plugged)
- Type
- Other type(DAOP)
- County
- Edwards
- Coordinates
- 38.26404, -88.08810
- State record #
- 120472396300
Operator
- Wells operated
- 35
- Active
- 6
- States
- CO, IL, KY, WY
- As filed
- Big Basin Oil Co., Inc.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Joe 1 | 12-193-04178 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kubat Edward J |
| Dennis, E. S. A-18 | 12-193-00266 | Active | Oil | Citation Oil & Gas Corp. |
| Fitton, E. M. A-4 | 12-193-04717 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Superior Oil Company |
| Fitton, E. M. A-18 | 12-193-04722 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Equinox Oil Co. |
| Bramlett B A Etal 2 | 12-193-04181 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Nation Oil Company, The |
| Fitton, E. M. A-39 | 12-193-29510 | Active | Oil | Citation Oil & Gas Corp. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.