API 12-159-01819Plugged & abandonedOil well
Provines Forrest M 1
Oil well in Richland County, Illinois · operated by George & Wrather Oil
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Aug 1, 1950
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,165 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-159-01819
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Richland
- Coordinates
- 38.65373, -87.95754
- State record #
- 121590181900
Operator
- Wells operated
- 469
- Active
- 30
- States
- CO, IL, KY
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| Witte James A Ws-1 | 12-047-02076 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | R. K. Petroleum Corp. |
| Koehler Freeman 3-A | 12-047-01304 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cullum & Lawhead |
| York 1-A | 12-185-00263 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Williams, M. J. |
| Yochum, John etal 1 | 12-185-26893 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Buchanan, Art |
| Crandall Ester D 1 | 12-185-02079 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Miami Operating Company |
| Jones, Robert 1 | 12-185-26282 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fisher, Charles E., Jr. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.