API 12-023-03147OrphanedOil well
Shaw 2
Oil well in Clark County, Illinois · operated by Cowan Jl
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
Jul 12, 1965
Plug date
—
Total depth
355 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-023-03147
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Clark
- Coordinates
- 39.43594, -87.96190
- State record #
- 120230314700
Operator
- Wells operated
- 15
- Active
- 2
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Cowan, J. L.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Underwood, S.E. Flood 6 CO15 | 12-035-21841 | Orphaned | Injection | Forest Oil Corporation |
| Stanfield 1 | 12-023-01950 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pruett, T. M. |
| Martz 1 | 12-023-01124 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Milam & Downey |
| Chrysler, E. E. 28 | 12-035-00694 | Orphaned | Oil | Forest Oil Corporation |
| Hayes, W. H. 1 | 12-035-21399 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ohio Oil Co., The |
| Chrysler, E. E. L14 | 12-035-00379 | Orphaned | Oil | Forest Oil Corporation |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.