API 12-159-02537Plugged & abandonedOil well
Scherer Roscoe 1
Oil well in Richland County, Illinois · operated by Richey Ancil A
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Mar 1, 1961
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,998 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-159-02537
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Richland
- Coordinates
- 38.78188, -88.17460
- State record #
- 121590253700
Operator
- Wells operated
- 35
- Active
- 1
- States
- IL
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hush IR-W2 | 12-025-28544 | Active | Injection | Western Oil & Gas Dev. Co. |
| Hush IR-W3 | 12-025-28545 | Active | Injection | Western Oil & Gas Dev. Co. |
| Runyon M W. S. W. Tract 6 1 | 12-159-23541 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Shakespeare Oil Co. |
| Read 1 | 12-159-24561 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | IL Operating & Serv. |
| Long W W A-2 | 12-159-00317 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pure Oil Company |
| Shatto R S 1 | 12-159-01649 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | The Pure Oil Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.