API 12-081-01493Plugged & abandonedOil well
Knauss Heirs 1
Oil well in Jefferson County, Illinois · operated by Unknown
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
May 1, 1960
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,862 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-081-01493
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Jefferson
- Coordinates
- 38.43821, -88.79636
- State record #
- 120810149301
Operator
- Wells operated
- 14,644
- Active
- 2,816
- States
- AL, CO, IL, KY, MI, MT, UT, WY
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Ray 2 | 12-081-23794 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Shakespeare Oil Co. |
| Wilson-DeMier 1 | 12-081-24625 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | DeMier Oil Company |
| Pepple 1-30 | 12-191-31844 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wilbanks Exploration, Inc. |
| Bluford Community 1 | 12-081-24706 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Petro Venture, Inc. |
| Woodworth Ben 1 | 12-081-00754 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Puritan Drilling Company |
| Kirkpatrick Unit 1 | 12-081-01320 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lindsay, Theodore R. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.