API 12-021-00869OrphanedOil well
Linton 1-D
Oil well in Christian County, Illinois · operated by Joe Simpkins Oil Developments
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
Jan 21, 1958
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,877 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-021-00869
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Christian
- Coordinates
- 39.61228, -89.40887
- State record #
- 120210086900
Operator
- Wells operated
- 208
- Active
- 41
- States
- IL, KY
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deming 1 | 12-021-00532 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Goff, Gene |
| Wilson 1 | 12-021-24380 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rudy, J. W. Company |
| Vanzant 1 | 12-021-25532 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ceja Corporation |
| Waterman 1 | 12-021-00444 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Herring, Herman C. |
| Waterman, Max 1 | 12-021-23887 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jasper Oil Company |
| Nolan 1 | 12-021-00551 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vaughn, A. B. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.