API 12-159-01868Plugged & abandonedOil well
Wachtel John H 2A
Oil well in Richland County, Illinois
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Dec 1, 1939
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,945 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-159-01868
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Richland
- Coordinates
- 38.80448, -88.15105
- State record #
- 121590186800
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sloan William F 1 | 12-159-02562 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | R. K. Petroleum Corp. |
| Chaplin-Icrr Comm 1-A | 12-159-02561 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | R. K. Petroleum Corp. |
| Evans W H C-1 | 12-159-00409 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sanders-Fye Drilling Co. |
| Flanders Consolidatd 1 | 12-159-01615 | Active | Oil | Pure Oil Company |
| Kurtz J 1 | 12-159-02928 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Burma Oil Corp. |
| Heindsleman Mervin 1 | 12-159-00765 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Black, J. L. Oil Producers Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.