API 12-025-26134OrphanedOil well
Taylor, W. H. B-2
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
Sep 4, 1980
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,655 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-025-26134
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Clay
- Coordinates
- 38.70222, -88.31558
- State record #
- 120252613401
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimmerman, G. 1 | 12-191-08091 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Britton, Shelby A. & Sylvia |
| Hosselton 1 | 12-191-31220 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Black Diamond Energy |
| Thompson R E 1 | 12-191-05331 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne Drilling Company |
| Shannon 1 | 12-191-03531 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sanders-Fye Drilling Co. |
| Hosselton, S. O. 1 | 12-191-05562 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fulk, Perry |
| Garrison 1 | 12-191-00789 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne Drilling Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.