API 12-021-01601OrphanedOil well
Collins 5
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
Mar 1, 1959
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,869 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-021-01601
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Christian
- Coordinates
- 39.57093, -89.40812
- State record #
- 120210160100
Operator
- Wells operated
- 208
- Active
- 41
- States
- IL, KY
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade, John C. 1 | 12-021-02281 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sun Production Co (Sun Oil) |
| Meyer, C.A. 1 | 12-021-02285 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sun Production Co (Sun Oil) |
| Curvey, Kenneth 1 | 12-021-02279 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sun Production Co (Sun Oil) |
| Wade, John 1 | 12-021-01620 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Redwine, Nash |
| Curvey 1 | 12-021-01044 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mansfield, C. B. |
| Hayes, Lee 1 | 12-021-00847 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Boyd, Etal |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.