API 12-191-04281Plugged & abandonedOil well
Vest Heirs 1
Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Mcelyea Paul W
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Sep 28, 1960
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,950 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-04281
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.49518, -88.62153
- State record #
- 121910428100
Operator
- Wells operated
- 15
- Active
- 0
- States
- IL
- As filed
- McElyea, Paul W.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shields 1 | 12-081-24152 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brehm, Dwight Resources |
| Larson Community 2 | 12-081-23034 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Evans, Charles T. |
| Miles M 1 | 12-191-00496 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | The Texas Company |
| Snider, Ester 1 | 12-191-03899 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Redwine, Nash |
| Edminson 1 | 12-191-30147 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Farrar Oil Co., Inc. |
| Case, M. 1 | 12-081-24638 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Orion Petro Corp. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.