API 12-049-00889Plugged & abandonedOther type well
Richars B-1
Other type well in Effingham County, Illinois · operated by Ashland Oil & Refining
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Aug 7, 1945
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,950 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-049-00889
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Dry and Abandoned, No Shows)
- Type
- Other type(DA)
- County
- Effingham
- Coordinates
- 38.94097, -88.44586
- State record #
- 120490088900
Operator
- Wells operated
- 3,332
- Active
- 910
- States
- AR, CO, IL, KY, LA, MS, ND, NY
- As filed
- Ashland Oil & Refining Company
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crouse, H. 2 | 12-025-04210 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pierce, Francis M. |
| Hastings, Robert 1-A | 12-025-27602 | Active | Oil | Newton, Don W. |
| Bateman 1 | 12-025-04244 | Active | Oil | Pointer Oil Co., Inc. |
| Hostettler, Harold 1 | 12-025-03511 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calvert Drilling, Inc. |
| Harmon, J. M. 1 | 12-025-03289 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fulk Oil Company |
| Hostettler, H. 1 | 12-025-01504 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Boxell, Samuel E. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.