API 12-021-01260OrphanedOil well
McLeod, James 1
Oil well in Christian County, Illinois · operated by Welker 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, 1953
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,336 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-021-01260
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Christian
- Coordinates
- 39.56103, -89.09882
- State record #
- 120210126000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 100
- Active
- 8
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Welker Oil Co., Ltd.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uffelman "A" 1 | 12-173-22556 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Potsch, Ronald A. |
| Beyers, Chester 1 | 12-173-22521 | Active | Oil | Potsch, Ronald A. |
| Beyers, Chester 2 | 12-173-22554 | Active | Oil | Potsch, Ronald A. |
| Beyers, Chester 3 | 12-173-22555 | Active | Oil | Potsch, Ronald A. |
| Hatcher B-4 | 12-021-02686 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Collins Brothers Oil Company |
| Dorn 1 | 12-021-01693 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lichtenberger, Robert |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.