API 12-025-03933OrphanedOil well
Hall, Ellis et al 1
Oil well in Clay County, Illinois · operated by Bell William
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
Aug 20, 1946
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,925 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-025-03933
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Clay
- Coordinates
- 38.87772, -88.38602
- State record #
- 120250393300
Operator
- Wells operated
- 18
- Active
- 2
- States
- IL, KY
- As filed
- Bell, William
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Lowell 1 | 12-025-00248 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | McBride, W. C. Inc. |
| Bible, C. E. 1 | 12-025-01337 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gilliam Oil Company |
| Sessengood, O. 1 | 12-025-26322 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Homco, Ltd. |
| Kessler - Laughton 1 | 12-025-27480 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | E. S. Investments, Inc. |
| Weidner, J. V. 1 | 12-025-26619 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Booth Resources, Inc. |
| Carder, L. 1 | 12-025-25494 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin Oil Co., Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.