API 12-025-27212OrphanedOil well
Clay City - Bissey, G. H. A-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
Dec 3, 1983
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,750 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-025-27212
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Clay
- Coordinates
- 38.61015, -88.35073
- State record #
- 120252721200
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. A. Johnson "A" 3 | 12-191-07784 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union Oil Company of California |
| Keyser 1 | 12-191-07859 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marvel, Billy E. |
| Farmer Don W Etal 1 | 12-191-05000 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Noal Petroleum |
| Farmer A. Heirs 1 | 12-191-03242 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Southern Illinois Oil Prod. |
| King T H 3 | 12-191-03219 | Active | Oil | The Pure Oil Company |
| Carter, Leslie 1 | 12-191-03046 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Davis, Alva C. Drilling Co. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.