API 12-047-23682OrphanedOil well
Schmidt 2
Oil well in Edwards County, Illinois · operated by Schlagel Viii Oil
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
May 14, 1984
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,850 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-047-23682
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Edwards
- Coordinates
- 38.53995, -87.98672
- State record #
- 120472368200
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1
- Active
- 0
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Schlagel VIII Oil
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wirth Gilbert Bernrd 1 | 12-185-01654 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ryan & Sharp |
| Wirth, Bernard W- 1 | 12-185-27231 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | K & W Oil Company |
| Wirth Bernard 4 | 12-185-01653 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Calvert & Willis |
| Saxe Lloyd 1-C | 12-047-01964 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Whitmer Lloyd |
| Brines Unit Tr 5 7-W | 12-185-02054 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Skiles, C. E., Inc. |
| Brines Unit Tr 4 2-W | 12-185-02048 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Skiles, C. E., Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.