API 12-021-00587OrphanedOil well
Denkert, Carl M. et al 3-A
Oil well in Christian County, Illinois · operated by Vs & S Drilling
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
Oct 1, 1956
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,805 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-021-00587
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Christian
- Coordinates
- 39.66315, -89.44221
- State record #
- 120210058700
Operator
- Wells operated
- 90
- Active
- 6
- States
- IL
- As filed
- V. S. & S. Drilling Company, Inc.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Blackstock (M) 1 | 12-021-02028 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | M. & M. Development Company |
| Blackstock 1 | 12-021-02024 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | M. & M. Development Company |
| Blackstock 5-B | 12-021-00514 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Nonneman, Louis J. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.