API 12-191-29950OrphanedOther type well
Simpson 1
Other type well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Jones Ivan R
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
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Drilling began
Completion
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Plug date
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Total depth
3,379 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-29950
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Other type(TA)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.27825, -88.28782
- State record #
- 121912995001
Operator
- Wells operated
- 48
- Active
- 16
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Jones, Ivan R.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upton, B. 1 | 12-065-02023 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Shell Oil Company |
| Upton B 2 | 12-065-02024 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Shell Oil Company |
| Upton 46-23 | 12-065-25374 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Headington Oil, Ltd. Ptnrshp |
| Dewitt J C 1 | 12-065-03292 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | George, T. W. Trust |
| Ward Et Al Unit 26-24 | 12-065-24576 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Prospect Petroleum Corp. Etal |
| Gray Estate 1 | 12-193-28522 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | R. K. Petroleum Corp. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.