API 12-027-00486OrphanedOil well
Copple, Edward 14
Oil well in Clinton County, Illinois · operated by Adams Oil & Gas
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 26, 1940
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,362 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-027-00486
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Clinton
- Coordinates
- 38.56352, -89.16875
- State record #
- 120270048600
Operator
- Wells operated
- 178
- Active
- 17
- States
- IL, KY, MS, OH, PA
- As filed
- Adams Oil & Gas Company
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koelling, C. 10 | 12-189-00406 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Magnolia Petroleum Company |
| Koelling C 9 | 12-189-00405 | Active | Oil | — |
| Koelling C 8 | 12-189-00404 | Active | Oil | — |
| Maschnoff, R. Community 1 | 12-189-23458 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Allison, David |
| Holle Herman 3 | 12-189-01386 | Active | Oil | Powell & Rea |
| Atherton Heirs 1 | 12-189-02296 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bufay Oil Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.