API 12-027-00620OrphanedOil well
Copple Edward 16
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
Aug 1, 1940
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,381 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-027-00620
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Clinton
- Coordinates
- 38.56540, -89.17098
- State record #
- 120270062000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 178
- Active
- 17
- States
- IL, KY, MS, OH, PA
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core Hole 31 | 12-189-24683 | Other status | Other type | Gulf Oil Corporation |
| Koelling C 1 | 12-189-00359 | Active | Injection | Magnolia Petroleum Company |
| Holle Herman 1 | 12-189-00361 | Active | Oil | Powell & Risk |
| Holle Herman 2 | 12-189-00199 | Active | Oil | Powell & Risk |
| Holle 4-Swd | 12-189-00360 | Active | Injection | Thompson, George A. |
| Aldag 1 | 12-189-00582 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monken, Leland |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.