API 12-027-02189OrphanedOil well
Schmitz, L. 5
Oil well in Clinton County, Illinois · operated by Felmont
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 11, 1946
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,221 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-027-02189
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Clinton
- Coordinates
- 38.55788, -89.16212
- State record #
- 120270218900
Operator
- Wells operated
- 334
- Active
- 8
- States
- IL, KY
- As filed
- Felmont Corporation
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brink, C.H. 4 | 12-189-00348 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gulf Refining Company |
| Brink C H 8 | 12-189-00335 | Orphaned | Oil | Kingwood Oil Co. |
| Brink C H 7 | 12-189-00334 | Active | Oil | Kingwood Oil Co. |
| Roper Edna 1 | 12-189-01387 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wix, E.T. |
| Ramm Fred 1 | 12-081-01438 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pitts & Bassford |
| Peoples 1 | 12-081-00298 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Anderson |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.