API 12-077-00858OrphanedOil well
Overholt E. 1
Oil well in Jackson County, Illinois · operated by Wiser Oil Co The
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
Apr 1, 1941
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,377 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-077-00858
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Jackson
- Coordinates
- 37.89426, -89.19970
- State record #
- 120770085800
Operator
- Wells operated
- 180
- Active
- 13
- States
- IL, NM
- As filed
- Wiser Oil Co., The
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 12-077-00798 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Consolidation Coal Co. |
| Denton Pearl | 12-199-01062 | Other status | Other type | United Electric Coal |
| Willoughby 1 | 12-077-00952 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kerwin, Thomas R. |
| Well 12-199-01066 | 12-199-01066 | Other status | Other type | United Electric Coal |
| Nrcs W-7 | 12-199-24012 | Other status | Other type | Isgs |
| Cambria 1 | 12-199-02599 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | C. E. Brehm Drilling & Prod. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.