API 12-001-21700OrphanedOther type well
Allen 5-A
Other type well in Adams County, Illinois · operated by Black Star Petroleum
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
May 19, 1984
Plug date
—
Total depth
681 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-001-21700
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Other type(TA)
- County
- Adams
- Coordinates
- 39.92670, -90.91860
- State record #
- 120012170000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 173
- Active
- 5
- States
- IL, KS
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierson 1 | 12-149-00118 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dayson Robert L |
| Loos, D. 3 | 12-001-22088 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dallas Drilling & Production, Inc. |
| Davis 1 | 12-001-21940 | Orphaned | Other type | Muskogee Oil Exploration |
| Davis 2 | 12-001-21941 | Orphaned | Other type | Muskogee Oil Exploration |
| Martin 1 | 12-149-20963 | Other status | Other type | Diamond M Energy Inc. |
| Phillips, John K. 1 | 12-001-00042 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crow Clarence V |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.