API 12-025-26526OrphanedOil well
Smith, J. J. 6
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
May 24, 1985
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,750 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-025-26526
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Clay
- Coordinates
- 38.60777, -88.33670
- State record #
- 120252652601
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billington, C. H. 4 | 12-191-04756 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Triple C Oil Producers, Inc. |
| South Cisne Cons.-Johnson, Arthur 1 | 12-191-04769 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Pure Oil Company |
| Billington, C. H. 2 | 12-191-04755 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Triple C Oil Producers, Inc. |
| Johnson, Arthur 2 | 12-191-01020 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Triple C Oil Producers, Inc. |
| South Cisne Cons.-Lane, Victor L. 1 | 12-191-04773 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | The Pure Oil Company |
| Madding, Conrad 1 | 12-191-30087 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ernest Exploration, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.