API 12-055-00735Plugged & abandonedOil well
Old Ben 7-A
Oil well in Franklin County, Illinois · operated by Markham El
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Jun 30, 1945
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,862 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-055-00735
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Franklin
- Coordinates
- 38.03334, -88.94236
- State record #
- 120550073501
Operator
- Wells operated
- 2
- Active
- 0
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Markham, E. L.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moore-PNG 1 | 12-055-24652 | Active | Gas | Peabody Natural Gas, L.L.C. |
| Old Ben 1-E | 12-055-01997 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Attella, A. J. |
| Peabody 1-E | 12-055-00952 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adkins, E. S. |
| Old Ben 1-DB | 12-055-01634 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pollack Brothers Oil Producers |
| Old Ben Coal C-1 | 12-055-00330 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adkins, E. S. |
| Friction 1 | 12-055-23980 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gallagher, Victor R. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.