API 12-025-02690OrphanedOil well
Brissenden, L. F. 8
Oil well in Clay County, Illinois · operated by Ashland Oil & Refining
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
Oct 12, 1948
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,771 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-025-02690
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Clay
- Coordinates
- 38.71517, -88.43715
- State record #
- 120250269000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 3,332
- Active
- 910
- States
- AR, CO, IL, KY, LA, MS, ND, NY
- As filed
- Ashland Oil & Refining Company
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gill 3 | 12-191-05473 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Reeder C Darwin |
| Gill, Rex 1 | 12-191-03447 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Schick, Milford T. |
| Gill, Rex 2 | 12-191-04294 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Schick, Milford T. |
| Chaffin, E. V. B-4 | 12-191-05450 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Equinox Oil Company |
| Cunningham H C 1 | 12-191-04115 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ashland Oil & Refining Company |
| May, Keith 1 | 12-191-04117 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gulf Refining Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.