API 12-051-00421Plugged & abandonedOil well
Shell-Louden S. Wtrfld. 39-W
Oil well in Fayette County, Illinois · operated by Shell Oil
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
May 1, 1939
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,578 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-051-00421
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Fayette
- Coordinates
- 39.01779, -88.87947
- State record #
- 120510042100
Operator
- Wells operated
- 4,222
- Active
- 139
- States
- AL, AR, CA, CO, IL, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MT, ND, NM, NY, OK, PA, UT, WY
- As filed
- Shell Oil Company
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eberhardt 2 | 12-051-01777 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Whitehead Bert R |
| Kistler 1 | 12-051-24820 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Comanche Oil (now Atlantic Energy) |
| Pontius Unit 1 | 12-051-01593 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Belden, W. L. |
| Kistler, Don 2 | 12-051-25674 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Davis, Everett L. |
| Haynes Heirs 1 | 12-051-01428 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fulk, Perry |
| Kistler 1 | 12-051-24876 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Davis, Everett L. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.