API 12-191-00356OrphanedOil well
Schell S M 1
Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by United Producing
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
Aug 1, 1941
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,125 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-00356
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.48370, -88.51123
- State record #
- 121910035600
Operator
- Wells operated
- 41
- Active
- 7
- States
- CO, IL, LA, UT
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark 1 | 12-191-01503 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | MacDonell Co. of Lima |
| Turner H O Etal 1 | 12-191-01477 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White Eagle Oil |
| Rump Mrs V S 1 | 12-191-00157 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weinert, H.H., Estate |
| Kissner G 1 | 12-191-30230 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Moore Engineering & Production Co. |
| Lawrence 1 | 12-191-28491 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Republic Oil Company, Inc. |
| Turner H C 1 | 12-191-04443 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Peake Petroleum |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.