API 12-081-02305Plugged & abandonedOil well
Melton - Watson 1
Oil well in Jefferson County, Illinois · operated by Spector Walter
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Mar 7, 1944
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,809 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-081-02305
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Well, Administratively Plugged)
- Type
- Oil(OILX)
- County
- Jefferson
- Coordinates
- 38.29392, -88.91377
- State record #
- 120810230501
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1
- Active
- 0
- States
- IL
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threlkeld Heirs 1 | 12-081-24103 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brehm, Dwight Resources |
| Threlkeld 1 | 12-081-00799 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gill, E. B. Drlg. |
| Adams 1 | 12-081-24876 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wood Energy, Inc. |
| B-20 | 12-081-25014 | Active | Oil | Southern IL Oil Invstmnts |
| Adams Farm 15-1 | 12-081-24617 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Shakespeare Oil Co. |
| Adams 1 | 12-081-23974 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brehm, Dwight Resources |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.