API 12-159-25461OrphanedOil well
Mitchell B-2
Oil well in Richland County, Illinois · operated by Gator Oil
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 18, 1993
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,700 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-159-25461
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Richland
- Coordinates
- 38.72978, -88.23885
- State record #
- 121592546100
Operator
- Wells operated
- 268
- Active
- 77
- States
- IL, KY, LA, MS, OK
- As filed
- Gator Oil Company
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson, E. 4 | 12-025-25527 | Active | Oil | Partlow & Cochonour |
| Fryburger 1 | 12-025-26211 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | McKinney Oil Producer, Inc. |
| Henderson E 1-A | 12-025-04778 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Partlow & Cochonour |
| Henderson, E. 1 | 12-025-02416 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Partlow & Cochonour |
| Bland Consolidated 1 | 12-159-01015 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Myers, John W. |
| Bunn, Nellie V. 5 | 12-025-02392 | Active | Oil | Union Oil Company of CA |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.