API 12-027-00478OrphanedInjection well
Copple, E. (Centralia WF Unit) 12-W
Injection well in Clinton County, Illinois · operated by Shell Oil
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
Oct 1, 1955
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,357 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-027-00478
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Injection(INJ)
- County
- Clinton
- Coordinates
- 38.57103, -89.17068
- State record #
- 120270047801
Operator
- Wells operated
- 4,222
- Active
- 139
- States
- AL, AR, CA, CO, IL, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MT, ND, NM, NY, OK, PA, UT, WY
- As filed
- Shell Oil Company, Inc.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poggenmoeller 1 | 12-189-00401 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cities Service Oil Company |
| Maschoff Martin 1 | 12-189-00398 | Orphaned | Oil | Reward & Ashland Oil |
| Maschoff Martin 2 | 12-189-00399 | Active | Oil | Reward & Ashland Oil |
| Erbes Heirs 1 | 12-189-00396 | Active | Oil | Amerlagene, Inc. |
| Erbes Heirs SWD 1-D | 12-189-24763 | Active | Injection | Payne, Gene |
| Erbes 5 | 12-189-02314 | Orphaned | Oil | Cullum Oil Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.