API 12-079-00740Plugged & abandonedOil well
Houser-Sears 3
Oil well in Jasper County, Illinois · operated by Van Fossan Ml
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Apr 1, 1956
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,811 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-079-00740
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Jasper
- Coordinates
- 38.94070, -88.10414
- State record #
- 120790074000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 71
- Active
- 4
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Van Fossan, M. L.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potorff-Kermicle 1 | 12-159-24049 | Orphaned | Oil | Zanetis, Steve A. Drlg. & Prod. |
| Kermicle G 3 | 12-159-24373 | Active | Oil | Bellair Oil Company |
| Kermicle - Pottorff Unit 17 | 12-159-26527 | Active | Oil | Tri-State Prod. & Dev., Inc. |
| Sterchi, Roy 1 | 12-159-24079 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Van Fossan Oil Corp. |
| Homer C. Coen 2 | 12-159-02368 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Equinox Oil Co. |
| Sterchi Heirs 1 | 12-159-02498 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Helmerick & Payne, Etal |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.