API 12-021-01908OrphanedOil well
Long 2
Oil well in Christian County, Illinois · operated by Schaefer Oil
Documented orphaned well. This well appears in the federal/state orphaned-well inventory — unplugged, with no solvent operator of record. See the orphan-well census for state and county totals and the $4.7B federal plugging program.
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Jan 1, 1961
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,925 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-021-01908
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Christian
- Coordinates
- 39.73281, -89.21938
- State record #
- 120210190800
Operator
- Wells operated
- 179
- Active
- 16
- States
- CA, IL
- As filed
- Schaefer Oil Company
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponting 1 | 12-021-22922 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Comanche Oil (now Atlantic Energy) |
| Albert, William 1 | 12-021-01372 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Oldfield, Ora A. |
| Pearl, Nina & Sharp, Emma 1 | 12-021-00538 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ewart, Lowell G. |
| Strat Test 1 | 12-021-01373 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Weiser 1 | 12-021-24434 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Trident Resources Corp. |
| Brockelsby 4 | 12-021-25531 | Orphaned | Other type | Belken Oil, LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.