API 12-021-23207OrphanedOil well
Warren "A" 4
Oil well in Christian County, Illinois · operated by Potsch John P Sr
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
Nov 6, 1983
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,523 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-021-23207
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Christian
- Coordinates
- 39.42345, -89.04012
- State record #
- 120212320703
Operator
- Wells operated
- 69
- Active
- 10
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Potsch, John P. Sr.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drain, William D. 1 | 12-173-00295 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Reed, O. A. |
| Core Hole 217 | 12-173-01836 | Other status | Other type | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Duduit 1-18 | 12-173-22971 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jordan Oil & Gas Co. |
| Silknitter 1 | 12-173-00308 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Duncan, Walter |
| Padgett 1 | 12-173-22592 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jordan Oil & Gas Co. |
| Core Hole 189 | 12-173-01835 | Other status | Other type | Carter Oil Co., The |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.