API 12-025-28151OrphanedOil well
Williams, J. W. 4
Oil well in Clay County, Illinois · operated by Gesell Don W
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 29, 1993
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,550 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-025-28151
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Clay
- Coordinates
- 38.87020, -88.62648
- State record #
- 120252815100
Operator
- Wells operated
- 32
- Active
- 8
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Gesell, Don W.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leach, H. A. 2 | 12-025-03255 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Texas Company, The |
| Harrell, R. L. B-4 | 12-025-01644 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Texas Company, The |
| Harrell, R. L. - Tr. 7 2 | 12-025-03250 | Active | Oil | Texas Company, The |
| Gammon, E. Unit 2 | 12-025-03243 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Texas Company, The |
| Gammon, E. Unit - Tr. 6 4 | 12-025-03245 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Texas Company, The |
| Pursell, N. 2 | 12-025-01646 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Texas Company, The |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.