API 12-191-05175Plugged & abandonedOil well
Simpson 1-A
Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Steele Jw Oil
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Aug 1, 1952
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,310 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-05175
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.54606, -88.51645
- State record #
- 121910517500
Operator
- Wells operated
- 16
- Active
- 0
- States
- IL, KY
- As filed
- Steele, J. W. Oil
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickey 1 | 12-191-05817 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Strickland, Frank L. |
| Beck Heirs 1 | 12-191-03367 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lewis, Elizabeth K. |
| Robertson Jim 8 | 12-191-29211 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wagner Oil & Gas |
| Robertson Jim 4 | 12-191-29207 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wagner Oil & Gas |
| Smith W 1 | 12-191-31203 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Humbolt Oil, Inc. |
| Pearl Dickey 4 | 12-191-29173 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bufay Oil Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.