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API 12-081-24616Plugged & abandonedOil well

Steele 1-18

Oil well in Jefferson County, Illinois · operated by Wilbanks Exploration

Spud date

Drilling began

Completion

May 25, 1988

Plug date

Total depth

3,790 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-081-24616
Status
Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
Type
Oil(OILP)
County
Jefferson
Coordinates
38.27147, -88.81270
State record #
120812461600

Operator

Wilbanks Exploration

Wells operated
118
Active
27
States
IL
As filed
Wilbanks Exploration, Inc.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Cross 112-081-01737Plugged & abandonedOther typeC. E. Brehm Drilling & Prod.
Zahn Estate 112-081-00802Plugged & abandonedOther typeMagnolia Petroleum Company
Bowers 112-081-24121Plugged & abandonedOther typeDwight
Seidel, W. 1-2512-081-24635Plugged & abandonedOther typeWilbanks Exploration, Inc.
COTHRAN, Florence 112-081-00868Plugged & abandonedOther typeCalvert Drilling, Inc.
Pritchard 1-1912-065-25119Plugged & abandonedOilWilbanks Exploration, Inc.

Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.