API 12-027-00771OrphanedOil well
Buehler -South 22
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
May 31, 1940
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,919 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-027-00771
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Clinton
- Coordinates
- 38.54548, -89.15312
- State record #
- 120270077100
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Brink 1 | 12-189-24844 | Active | Injection | Resolve Exploration Corp. |
| Brown, B. B. 4-C | 12-189-00089 | Active | Oil | Shell Oil Company |
| Fusselman Chas 1 | 12-189-02025 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Burkett, M. D. Oil |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.