API 12-021-00465OrphanedOil well
Driskell, S. 6
Oil well in Christian County, Illinois · operated by Valter Arnold
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
Nov 1, 1955
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,741 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-021-00465
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Christian
- Coordinates
- 39.65955, -89.44455
- State record #
- 120210046500
Operator
- Wells operated
- 53
- Active
- 8
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Valter, Arnold
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackstock 3-A | 12-021-02080 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | M. & N. Oil Company |
| Richmond, F.& Frisina L. Community 1 | 12-021-02191 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marsch, Louis |
| Blackstock 6-B | 12-021-02032 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Miloncus, Joseph W. |
| South Blackstock 1-A | 12-021-02078 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sebastian, Russell |
| Blackstock W-1 | 12-021-00522 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wirth, Edward Lee |
| Bmk 1-B | 12-021-25707 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bi-Petro, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.