API 12-027-00767OrphanedOil well
Buehler -South 14
Oil well in Clinton County, Illinois · operated by Gulf Refining
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
Apr 1, 1940
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,035 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-027-00767
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Clinton
- Coordinates
- 38.54535, -89.15082
- State record #
- 120270076700
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1,063
- Active
- 130
- States
- AL, AR, IL, KY, MI, MS
- As filed
- Gulf Refining Company
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahn, Otto 1 | 12-189-24414 | Active | Oil | Magnolia Petroleum Company |
| Schnake, Howard 1 | 12-189-22993 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Baldridge, N. A. Drlg. |
| Langel 1 | 12-189-00407 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Thompson, George A. |
| Mitchell Edw | 12-189-00327 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mudge Oil Company |
| Bundy O J 2 | 12-081-01874 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bayer, Kenneth M. |
| Bundy O J 3 | 12-081-01875 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bayer, Kenneth M. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.