API 12-055-00551Plugged & abandonedOil well
Old Ben Coal 1
Oil well in Franklin County, Illinois · operated by Sun Production Co Sun Oil
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Apr 30, 1942
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,880 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-055-00551
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Franklin
- Coordinates
- 38.06614, -89.05281
- State record #
- 120550055100
Operator
- Wells operated
- 890
- Active
- 16
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Sun Production Co.(Sun Oil)
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. W. & F. Coal Co. 7-43 | 12-055-24846 | Other status | Other type | Chicago W & F |
| Mitchell-Bacon 2 | 12-055-02230 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vaughn, A. B. |
| Bacon-Mitchell 1 | 12-055-02190 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Vaughn, A. B. |
| Edmonds Comm. 1 | 12-055-02209 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vaughn, A. B. |
| Crown 6 | 12-055-02445 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gallagher, Victor R. |
| Crown 8 | 12-055-02458 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gallagher, Victor R. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.