API 12-025-28541OrphanedInjection well
Michels IR-W4
Injection well in Clay County, Illinois · operated by Western Oil & Gas Dev
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
Nov 5, 1999
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,945 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-025-28541
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Injection(SWD)
- County
- Clay
- Coordinates
- 38.65472, -88.28963
- State record #
- 120252854100
Operator
- Wells operated
- 308
- Active
- 232
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Western Oil & Gas Dev. Co.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Consldtd 1 | 12-191-04940 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | The Pure Oil Company |
| Obrecht Ernest 2A | 12-191-04939 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | The Pure Oil Company |
| Obrecht,Ernest 1A | 12-191-04938 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | The Pure Oil Company |
| Bates Carrell A4 | 12-191-04926 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | The Pure Oil Company |
| Bates Carrell 2A | 12-191-04924 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | The Pure Oil Company |
| Feller A 1A | 12-191-04927 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | The Pure Oil Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.