API 12-049-00420Plugged & abandonedOil well
Richars Heirs 1
Oil well in Effingham County, Illinois · operated by Stortzum Paul
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 21, 1959
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,860 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-049-00420
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Effingham
- Coordinates
- 38.92446, -88.45068
- State record #
- 120490042000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 14
- Active
- 2
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Stortzum, Paul
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porter, J. 1 | 12-025-01693 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Reed, H. S. |
| Hildebrand 1 | 12-025-04856 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dull, Joe A. |
| Beasley 1 | 12-025-00715 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Little Wabash Oil Co. |
| Stanley, Nelson Comm. 1 | 12-025-04946 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bufay Oil Company |
| Tolliver, L. S. 1 | 12-025-00714 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Little Wabash Oil Co. |
| Barbee, Rolla et al 1 | 12-025-01332 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Superior Oil Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.