API 12-021-00559OrphanedOil well
Messersmith-Peabody 3
Oil well in Christian County, Illinois · operated by Mcelmurray La
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
Jul 1, 1957
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,827 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-021-00559
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Christian
- Coordinates
- 39.57811, -89.42209
- State record #
- 120210055900
Operator
- Wells operated
- 26
- Active
- 3
- States
- IL
- As filed
- McElmurray, L. A.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malsburg, W.A. 1 | 12-021-02280 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sun Production Co (Sun Oil) |
| Curvey, F.M. 1 | 12-021-02278 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sun Production Co (Sun Oil) |
| Kline, Frank 1 | 12-021-02284 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sun Production Co (Sun Oil) |
| Milhon, Rosella C. 1 | 12-021-02283 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sun Production Co (Sun Oil) |
| Seaman, Vida 1 | 12-021-01858 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hammer,A. J. & Brehm,C.E |
| Leigh 1 | 12-021-00596 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Anchor Wate Co. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.