API 12-055-23279Plugged & abandonedOil well
Kern 1
Oil well in Franklin County, Illinois · operated by Shakespeare Oil
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Nov 19, 1982
Plug date
—
Total depth
4,270 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-055-23279
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Franklin
- Coordinates
- 38.12138, -88.73103
- State record #
- 120552327900
Operator
- Wells operated
- 950
- Active
- 362
- States
- CO, IL, KS, KY, MI, MT, ND, OH
- As filed
- Shakespeare Oil Co.
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Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.