API 12-021-01651OrphanedOil well
Henninger etal 1
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
Jun 1, 1959
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,741 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-021-01651
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Christian
- Coordinates
- 39.62888, -89.44940
- State record #
- 120210165100
Operator
- Wells operated
- 208
- Active
- 41
- States
- IL, KY
Location & nearby wells
Operate this well?
Claim your operator profile to keep well records accurate — verified operators can correct statuses and add plugging documentation.
Claim your operator profileNearby wells
| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macek 1 | 12-021-02264 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jordon, James D. |
| Ripscher, Ludie 1 | 12-021-02168 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Runyon, Floyd L. |
| Klamm 1 | 12-021-00481 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mahoney, James |
| Reichart, Helen 1 | 12-135-01369 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hoppin, Charles M. |
| Deal, Alvin E. 1 | 12-021-00528 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Warren, Wallace A. |
| Sloman 1 | 12-021-00535 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | McElmurray, L. A. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.