API 12-025-02262OrphanedOil well
Smith, Sol "B" 6
Oil well in Clay County, Illinois · operated by Union Oil Company Of Ca
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
Jan 1, 1939
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,100 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-025-02262
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Clay
- Coordinates
- 38.62180, -88.35510
- State record #
- 120250226200
Operator
- Wells operated
- 216
- Active
- 62
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Union Oil Company of CA
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley, Beulah 1 | 12-191-31803 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pyramid Petroleum |
| Block 3 | 12-191-30771 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rocket Petroleum |
| Guyot George 1 | 12-191-00876 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Illinois Mid-Continent Co. |
| King Ivan A-1 | 12-191-04988 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | The Pure Oil Company |
| McDowell W E 2 | 12-191-04991 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | The Pure Oil Company |
| Dewey Grove 1 | 12-191-30281 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Southern Illinois Oil Prod. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.