API 12-055-23827OrphanedOther type well
Mca 5
Other type well in Franklin County, Illinois · operated by Methane Corp Of America
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 30, 1990
Plug date
—
Total depth
300 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-055-23827
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Other type(TA)
- County
- Franklin
- Coordinates
- 37.87472, -89.04182
- State record #
- 120552382700
Operator
- Wells operated
- 3
- Active
- 0
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Methane Corp. of America
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphy-Bowman 1 | 12-199-23266 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | ABC Oil Producers |
| Morris - Weisbrodt Comm. 1 | 12-199-02010 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coal, Oil and Gas Corp. |
| Smothers 1 | 12-199-01025 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Williams J H Etal |
| Henderson 2 | 12-199-23525 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Budmark Oil Co., Inc. |
| Drury Community 1 | 12-199-22620 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | C. E. Brehm Drilling & Prod. |
| Dogwalk Community 1 | 12-199-22649 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | C. E. Brehm Drilling & Prod. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.