API 12-191-01248OrphanedOil well
Mark Claude 1
Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Nation Ben H
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
Dec 1, 1950
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,104 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-01248
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.40898, -88.29422
- State record #
- 121910124800
Operator
- Wells operated
- 34
- Active
- 3
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Nation, Ben H.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schaeffer Geo W 1 | 12-191-01680 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | National Associated Petroleum Co. |
| Woodrow 1 | 12-191-32531 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Geo Search |
| Haegele 1 | 12-191-29931 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton Oil Corp. |
| French 1 | 12-191-01676 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jones, Ivan R. |
| Tucker Heirs 1 | 12-191-01675 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Coy Oil, Inc. |
| Kennedy, Ruth 1 | 12-191-32121 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Anderson Gas & Oil, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.