API 12-021-23843OrphanedOil well
Vroom SMB 12
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
Aug 5, 1985
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,812 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-021-23843
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Christian
- Coordinates
- 39.70870, -89.41453
- State record #
- 120212384300
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kincaid Land Assoc. A-17 | 12-021-01056 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Joe Simpkins Oil Developments |
| Mason, Dwight 1 | 12-021-01081 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Joe Simpkins Oil Developments |
| Blackstock N-12C | 12-021-00510 | Orphaned | Oil | Nonneman, Louis J. |
| Kincaid Land Assoc. 5-A | 12-021-01652 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Soil Testing Services, Inc. |
| Kincaid Land Association - Pearson 1 | 12-021-01719 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Joe Simpkins Oil Developments |
| Kincaid Land Associated 9-A | 12-021-01896 | Active | Injection | Simpkins, Joe Oil Development |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.