API 12-021-01393OrphanedOil well
Smith, Tom Community 2
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
May 10, 1955
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,825 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-021-01393
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Christian
- Coordinates
- 39.67222, -89.44701
- State record #
- 120210139300
Operator
- Wells operated
- 53
- Active
- 8
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Valter, Arnold
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard, C. 1 | 12-021-00519 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Nonneman, Louis J. |
| Colean 1 | 12-021-02021 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barker, John M. |
| Gesell, Ralph 1 | 12-021-23650 | Other status | Other type | Rappe, Thomas C. |
| Boarman 4 | 12-021-26080 | Other status | Other type | Keyrock Energy, LLC |
| Boarman 3 | 12-167-28396 | Active | Gas | Keyrock Energy, LLC |
| Commenwealth Edison 1 | 12-021-23649 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rappe, Thomas C. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.