API 12-027-02128OrphanedInjection well
Koelmel, R.(Centralia Unit Wtrfld) 140-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
Dec 2, 1955
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,201 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-027-02128
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Injection(INJ)
- County
- Clinton
- Coordinates
- 38.54832, -89.15728
- State record #
- 120270212801
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
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schnitker, E. 1 | 12-189-01187 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Duncan, Walter Oil Co. |
| Rahn Otto 4 | 12-189-01405 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Rahn, Otto 3 | 12-189-01404 | Active | Injection | Duncan Oil Company |
| Rahn, Otto 7 | 12-189-01391 | Active | Oil | Magnolia Petroleum Company |
| Rahn Otto 10 | 12-189-01392 | Orphaned | Oil | — |
| Buhl-North 1 | 12-189-01397 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | McCarthy, M., Etal |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.