API 12-191-05928Plugged & abandonedOil well
Shaeffer 1
Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by George & Wrather Oil
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Aug 23, 1944
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,110 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-05928
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.45416, -88.38862
- State record #
- 121910592800
Operator
- Wells operated
- 469
- Active
- 30
- States
- CO, IL, KY
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laws, Neal 1 | 12-191-30812 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | J & A Oil Company |
| French, H. H. 1 | 12-191-07435 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Robinson Production Inc. |
| Dunn-Gross Unit 1 | 12-191-31846 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | S & B Exploration, Inc. |
| Zimmer, O.H. 1 | 12-191-06943 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | S & B Exploration, Inc. |
| Zimmer, Otto 2 | 12-191-00621 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Nation Oil Company, The |
| Harris 1 | 12-191-32978 | Active | Oil | Wabash Prod.& Dev. Corp. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.