API 12-029-00829OrphanedOil well
Watson 2
Oil well in Coles County, Illinois · operated by Gordon He
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
Oct 1, 1945
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,010 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-029-00829
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Coles
- Coordinates
- 39.42978, -88.39758
- State record #
- 120290082900
Operator
- Wells operated
- 10
- Active
- 2
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Gordon, H. E.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haskett, H. 1 | 12-035-00013 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Doran, Paul |
| McClory 1 | 12-173-00030 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | English Etal |
| McAndrew, Hannah 1 | 12-173-00507 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Luttrell, Homer |
| Lannon 1 | 12-035-00257 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lane, Perry |
| Dobbs | 12-035-00003 | Other status | Other type | Central IL Petr. Corp. |
| Perry | 12-035-00337 | Other status | Other type | Central IL Petr. Corp. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.