API 12-025-02429OrphanedOil well
Smith, J. J. 3
Oil well in Clay County, Illinois · operated by Union Oil Company Of California
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 6, 1981
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,107 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-025-02429
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Clay
- Coordinates
- 38.60588, -88.33318
- State record #
- 120250242901
Operator
Union Oil Company Of California
- Wells operated
- 3,476
- Active
- 119
- States
- AL, CA, CO, IL, KS, MT, ND, NY
- As filed
- Union Oil Company of California
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hibner HOR 78-27H | 12-191-33176 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Paragon Oil Company, Inc. |
| Madding, C. N. A-1 | 12-191-31876 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ernest Exploration, Inc. |
| Bond A 1 | 12-191-01141 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Davis, C. G. |
| S Cisne Cons-Arthur Johnson 3 | 12-191-07786 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union Oil Company of California |
| Merrick, Frank 2 | 12-191-03235 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Davis, Alva C. Drilling Co. |
| Best V & W 4 | 12-191-03299 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jackson & Wrather Oil Co. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.