API 12-009-20700OrphanedOil well
Frank 18
Oil well in Brown County, Illinois · operated by Texas American Oil
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
Mar 1, 1984
Plug date
—
Total depth
699 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-009-20700
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Brown
- Coordinates
- 39.92987, -90.81356
- State record #
- 120092070002
Operator
- Wells operated
- 229
- Active
- 2
- States
- CO, IL, ND, OK, UT, WY
- As filed
- Texas American Oil Corp.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin 1 | 12-149-00395 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Beach, Arnold |
| Whitmore 1 | 12-149-20828 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Talbert, Harold A. |
| Orr, Lena 2 | 12-149-00123 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | T & T Developers |
| Liehr 1 | 12-149-20920 | Other status | Other type | Gedco Oil & Gas |
| Stauffer 1 | 12-001-00580 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Beach, Arnold |
| Bradbury 1 | 12-149-20911 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Diamond M Energy Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.