API 12-025-00168OrphanedOil well
Veith, L. 1
Oil well in Clay County, Illinois · operated by Illinois Producing
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
May 1, 1942
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,837 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-025-00168
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Clay
- Coordinates
- 38.90715, -88.44325
- State record #
- 120250016800
Operator
- Wells operated
- 15
- Active
- 1
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Illinois Producing Co.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bible, J. A. 1 | 12-025-27083 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ashland Exploration, Inc. |
| Hinkle, Pearl 1 | 12-025-01336 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Harrell Ralph Etal |
| Newbould, C. 1 | 12-025-01801 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Runyon, Delbert H. |
| Jennings, Ethel 1 | 12-025-03278 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Murvin & Steber Drilling |
| Conley Heirs 4-SWD | 12-025-25096 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Trimpe, Robert E. |
| Thompson Comm 1 | 12-025-25649 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | McKinney Oil Producer, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.