API 12-021-23883OrphanedOil well
FNB - Fels Trust 8
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
Feb 10, 1986
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,912 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-021-23883
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Christian
- Coordinates
- 39.72001, -89.31161
- State record #
- 120212388300
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maras 1 | 12-021-00868 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Joe Simpkins Oil Developments |
| Hibbard 3 | 12-021-00473 | Orphaned | Oil | McElmurray, L. A. |
| Covats 1 | 12-021-01079 | Orphaned | Oil | Joe Simpkins Oil Developments |
| Beaver 1 | 12-021-00471 | Orphaned | Oil | McElmurray, L. A. |
| Linton B-10 | 12-021-01644 | Active | Injection | Simpkins, Joe Oil Development |
| Hibbard 5 | 12-021-01019 | Active | Injection | Simpkins, Joe Oil Development |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.