API 12-035-01009Plugged & abandonedOil well
Melton 1
Oil well in Cumberland County, Illinois · operated by Ellis J Gilbert
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Dec 1, 1953
Plug date
—
Total depth
534 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-035-01009
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Cumberland
- Coordinates
- 39.35463, -88.05877
- State record #
- 120350100900
Operator
- Wells operated
- 13
- Active
- 0
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Ellis, J. Gilbert
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funk, B. F. S-2 | 12-023-26377 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Shull, Rodney Oil Producer |
| Brown, Edgar 1 | 12-035-00199 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ringger Henry H |
| Sedgwick 1 | 12-035-00214 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Keyser, Charles |
| Packer, Ben 1 | 12-035-00186 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Schroeder & Beccue |
| Houghton, John 1 | 12-035-00198 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Montgomery, Bill |
| Ramsey-Neidigh 3 | 12-023-03195 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ace-Hi Drilling Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.