API 12-165-23917Plugged & abandonedOil well
Meler 1
Oil well in Saline County, Illinois · operated by Duke Resources
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Feb 20, 1976
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,893 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-165-23917
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Saline
- Coordinates
- 37.79938, -88.61359
- State record #
- 121652391700
Operator
- Wells operated
- 40
- Active
- 5
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Duke Resources Corp.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gersbacher 1 | 12-165-00760 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ellis Etal |
| Syers Farm 1 | 12-165-26932 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bi-Petro, Inc. |
| Mick Heirs Etal 1 | 12-165-00482 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ellis & Young |
| Hathaway 1 | 12-165-26930 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bi-Petro, Inc. |
| Hathaway 2 | 12-165-26931 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bi-Petro, Inc. |
| Gersbacher, Ella 2 | 12-165-03842 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Shawnee Petro. Assoc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.