API 12-027-02136OrphanedOil well
Pitchford, M. 5-T
Oil 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
Jan 1, 1949
Plug date
—
Total depth
4,049 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-027-02136
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Clinton
- Coordinates
- 38.55340, -89.15535
- State record #
- 120270213600
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartley, E.A. 1 | 12-081-01402 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Texas Company, The |
| Baldridge S D 1 | 12-081-01154 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Minerva Oil Co. |
| Grathwohl Wilbur 1 | 12-189-23825 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Evans, Charles T. |
| Maschhoff A 1 | 12-189-00827 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jet Oil Company |
| Brink C H 2 | 12-189-00048 | Active | Oil | Gulf Refining Company |
| Brink C H 4 | 12-189-00403 | Active | Oil | Kingwood Oil Co. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.