API 12-059-01588OrphanedInjection well
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Injection well in Gallatin County, Illinois · operated by Simpkins Joe Oil Development
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
Aug 20, 1973
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,810 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-059-01588
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Injection(INJW)
- County
- Gallatin
- Coordinates
- 37.86106, -88.15199
- State record #
- 120590158802
Operator
- Wells operated
- 141
- Active
- 30
- States
- IL, KY
- As filed
- Simpkins, Joe Oil Development
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seelye Edgar 1 | 12-059-01075 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Richeson, Clifford 1 | 12-059-24506 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cyton Corporation |
| Richeson 1 | 12-059-25624 | Active | Oil | Stewart Producers, Inc. |
| Howard Bros. A-3 | 12-059-25398 | Active | Oil | Dee Drilling Co., Inc. |
| Scates D-4 | 12-059-25350 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dee Drilling Co., Inc. |
| Scates D-3 | 12-059-25349 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Dee Drilling Co., Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.