API 12-025-27369OrphanedOil well
Franklin Heirs 1-A
Oil well in Clay County, Illinois · operated by Sulsberger Daniel M
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
Jul 9, 1984
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,011 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-025-27369
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Clay
- Coordinates
- 38.70363, -88.40420
- State record #
- 120252736900
Operator
- Wells operated
- 16
- Active
- 4
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Sulsberger, Daniel M.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson 5 | 12-191-05334 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne Drilling Company |
| Zimmerman Myrtle 2 | 12-191-05274 | Orphaned | Oil | The Pure Oil Company |
| Zimmerman, Myrtle 1 | 12-191-00065 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pure Oil Company |
| Garrison 2 | 12-191-05311 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne Drilling Company |
| Miller Luther G 1 | 12-191-04124 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | National Associated Petroleum Co. |
| Spitzner 1 | 12-191-01731 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Schock, W. O. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.