API 12-025-27493OrphanedOil well
Franklin Heirs 1-B
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
Dec 11, 1984
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,930 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-025-27493
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Clay
- Coordinates
- 38.70515, -88.40427
- State record #
- 120252749300
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michels, T. R. C-3 | 12-191-29068 | Active | Oil | Union Oil Company of California |
| Michels, T. R. C-4 | 12-191-29652 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union Oil Company of CA |
| Hubble L C 1 | 12-191-01802 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Black, J. L. |
| Michels T R E-1 | 12-191-05281 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Neal, Dr. Irl J. |
| Michels T R 1A | 12-191-03213 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Reynolds, Earle B. |
| Evans, W. H. A-8 | 12-191-31085 | Orphaned | Oil | Union Oil Company of California |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.