API 12-049-00824Plugged & abandonedOil well
Mellendorf 1
Oil well in Effingham County, Illinois · operated by Black & Black Oil
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Jul 15, 1977
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,789 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-049-00824
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Effingham
- Coordinates
- 38.91371, -88.47371
- State record #
- 120490082401
Operator
- Wells operated
- 276
- Active
- 27
- States
- AR, IL, KY
- As filed
- Black & Black Oil Co.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCollum, G. 3 | 12-025-01796 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Eagle Exploration |
| Cochran, Otto 1 | 12-025-01543 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Troop, R. H. |
| McCollum 1 | 12-025-01765 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Eagle Exploration |
| McCollum 2 | 12-025-01793 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Eagle Exploration |
| McCollum A-4 | 12-025-01833 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Reeder C Darwin |
| Devore 1 | 12-025-01821 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Eagle Exploration |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.