API 12-159-00268Plugged & abandonedOil well
Scherer J 4
Oil well in Richland County, Illinois · operated by Texaco
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Aug 1, 1945
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,077 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-159-00268
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Richland
- Coordinates
- 38.76537, -88.06069
- State record #
- 121590026800
Operator
- Wells operated
- 10,522
- Active
- 267
- States
- AL, AR, CA, CO, IL, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MT, ND, NY, OH, OK, PA, UT
- As filed
- Texaco, Inc.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimmel Mae 1 | 12-159-00007 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Seaboard Oil Co. of Delaware |
| Bowers, Melvina E. 2 | 12-159-00795 | Active | Injection | First National Petroleum Trust |
| West Bert 4 | 12-159-01826 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | George & Wrather Oil |
| Bunn Joseph 1 | 12-159-01795 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | George & Wrather Oil |
| Luther W W 1 | 12-159-01803 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | George & Wrather Oil |
| Fisher Henry 1 | 12-159-01802 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Slagter, Arthur J., Jr. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.