API 12-047-23685OrphanedOil well
Walker 5
Oil well in Edwards County, Illinois · operated by Il Basin Explor
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
—
Drilling began
Completion
Jan 26, 1984
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,115 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-047-23685
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Edwards
- Coordinates
- 38.37463, -87.99791
- State record #
- 120472368500
Operator
- Wells operated
- 32
- Active
- 4
- States
- IL
- As filed
- IL Basin Explor., Inc.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helm Edith B 50X | 12-185-01187 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Luboil |
| Hortin Melvin 4 | 12-193-30471 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Craden, Inc. |
| Kershaw 1-A | 12-193-29749 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edco Oil & Gas Inc. |
| Bozeman Land | IN:152425 | Active | Other type | — |
| Helm Edith B W-7 | 12-185-04986 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Luboil |
| Helm Edith B 48X | 12-185-01186 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Luboil |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.