API 12-021-23824OrphanedOil well
First Nat'l. Bank Fels Trst 1
Oil well in Christian County, Illinois · operated by Carey John 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
Oct 15, 1985
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,905 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-021-23824
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Christian
- Coordinates
- 39.71456, -89.30910
- State record #
- 120212382400
Operator
- Wells operated
- 256
- Active
- 56
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Carey, John Oil Co., Inc.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel 1 | 12-021-01613 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Joe Simpkins Oil Developments |
| Maras 2 | 12-021-01835 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Joe Simpkins Oil Developments |
| Maras 3 | 12-021-01830 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Joe Simpkins Oil Developments |
| Gabriel, Frank E. 2 | 12-021-01618 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Joe Simpkins Oil Developments |
| Gabriel Comm. 1 | 12-021-01604 | Active | Oil | Joe Simpkins Oil Developments |
| Kotches 2 | 12-021-01082 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Joe Simpkins Oil Developments |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.