API 12-027-24347OrphanedOil well
DuComb 1-A
Oil well in Clinton County, Illinois · operated by Oelze Elmer Jr
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 20, 1976
Plug date
—
Total depth
4,050 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-027-24347
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Clinton
- Coordinates
- 38.69553, -89.14525
- State record #
- 120272434700
Operator
- Wells operated
- 474
- Active
- 251
- States
- IL, OK
- As filed
- Oelze, Elmer Jr.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroup, W. M. Tract 91 2 | 12-121-04189 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Texas Company, The |
| Craig George H 1 | 12-121-00950 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Thompson Drilling Company |
| Kraft B 2 | 12-027-02691 | Shut-in | Other type | Meyers J C |
| Stroup, W. M. Tr 91 15 | 12-121-04200 | Active | Injection | Texas Company, The |
| Lippert Fred W 2 | 12-027-02679 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Thompson Drilling Company |
| Stroup, W. M. Tr. 91 19 | 12-121-04202 | Orphaned | Other type | The Texas Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.