API 12-055-00588OrphanedOil well
Moore Joe 8
Oil well in Franklin County, Illinois · operated by Menhall Jw &
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
Jul 1, 1941
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,131 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-055-00588
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Franklin
- Coordinates
- 37.96993, -88.94579
- State record #
- 120550058800
Operator
- Wells operated
- 71
- Active
- 14
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Menhall, J. W. & Co.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rehn-Hudson 4-H | 12-199-02365 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dull, Joe A. |
| Obc M9-1 | 12-199-24116 | Shut-in | Other type | DTE Methane Resources, L.L.C. |
| Huskey-Biehl 1-A | 12-199-02003 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Strickland, Frank L. |
| Freeman Coal Corporation 1 | 12-199-02078 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rehn, E. E. |
| ISGS Boring 23 | 12-199-24048 | Other status | Other type | Isgs |
| Rehn-Hudson 3-H | 12-199-02366 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Dull, Joe A. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.