API 12-029-00852OrphanedOil well
Udell 3
Oil well in Coles County, Illinois · operated by Scheef Victor M
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 1, 1946
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,990 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-029-00852
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Coles
- Coordinates
- 39.40610, -88.39772
- State record #
- 120290085200
Operator
- Wells operated
- 15
- Active
- 1
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Scheef, Victor M.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Likens 1 | 12-035-22049 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | C. E. Brehm Drilling & Prod. |
| Himes 1 | 12-035-23283 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bi-Petro, Inc. |
| Layton, Charles 1 | 12-035-00108 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Slagter, Arthur J., Jr. |
| Shields, H.P. 1 | 12-035-00077 | Shut-in | Other type | Walker, F. D. etal |
| Butts 1 | 12-035-22144 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Western Reserves Oil Co. |
| Starwalt, Charles 1 | 12-035-23117 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Atlas Oil Company, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.