API 12-159-02143Plugged & abandonedOil well
Porter-Seiler Unit 1
Oil well in Richland County, Illinois · operated by Bell Kenneth C
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Jul 1, 1951
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,988 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-159-02143
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Richland
- Coordinates
- 38.80483, -88.08614
- State record #
- 121590214300
Operator
- Wells operated
- 98
- Active
- 16
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Bell, Kenneth C.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heindsleman Mervin 1 | 12-159-00765 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Black, J. L. Oil Producers Inc. |
| Bialaschle 2 | 12-159-00750 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Twain, Mark Oil Prod. |
| Kaskie, Louis 1 | 12-159-01634 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | P. V. Harris & D. E. Taylor |
| Fritschle 1 | 12-159-23449 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brown-Messner-Brinkly |
| Schonert, Wayne 3 | 12-159-26097 | Active | Oil | Yockey Oil, Inc. |
| Schonert, Wayne 1 | 12-159-25256 | Active | Injection | Yockey, Frank |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.