API 12-025-26141OrphanedOil well
Cockerel, James Jr. 1
Oil well in Clay County, Illinois · operated by Britton Shelby A & Sylvia
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
Apr 30, 1980
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,600 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-025-26141
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Clay
- Coordinates
- 38.68813, -88.34418
- State record #
- 120252614100
Operator
- Wells operated
- 106
- Active
- 19
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Britton, Shelby A. & Sylvia
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosselton, S. O. B-3 | 12-191-05611 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | The Pure Oil Company |
| Keith, E. A. 11-C | 12-191-04057 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | The Pure Oil Company |
| Groff Escoe 2 | 12-191-03328 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Nation Oil Company, The |
| Shannon, Geo A. B-1 | 12-191-01826 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wiser Oil Co., The |
| Rommeiss 1-A | 12-191-30503 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Republic Oil Company, Inc. |
| Rommeiss 2-A | 12-191-30561 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Republic Oil Company, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.