API 12-191-00944Plugged & abandonedOil well
Watkins Bell 1
Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Taylor & Schumacher
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Nov 1, 1947
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,087 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-00944
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.50449, -88.60523
- State record #
- 121910094400
Operator
- Wells operated
- 40
- Active
- 2
- States
- IL
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiggins Comm 1 | 12-081-24290 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brehm, Dwight Resources |
| Garner G F 1 | 12-191-00192 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | The Texas Company |
| Miles M A 1 | 12-191-30677 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ashland Exploration, Inc. |
| Voyles Flora 1 | 12-191-01466 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calvert Drilling, Inc. |
| Hollett W R 1 | 12-191-00447 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gulf Refining Company |
| Matthews Community 1 | 12-191-29054 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bufay Oil Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.