API 12-029-00868OrphanedOil well
Rick, N. D. 1
Oil well in Coles County, Illinois · operated by Carter 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
May 20, 1946
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,036 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-029-00868
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Coles
- Coordinates
- 39.41462, -88.39302
- State record #
- 120290086800
Operator
- Wells operated
- 2,966
- Active
- 324
- States
- AR, CO, IL, KY, MI, MS, MT, ND, UT, WY
- As filed
- Carter Oil Co.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinger 1 | 12-035-01016 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Roman, Ronald P. |
| Young, William 1 | 12-173-00517 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | George & Wrather Oil |
| McClory, Anna 1 | 12-173-01045 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gulf Refining Company |
| Miller, John C. 1 | 12-035-00085 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jarvis Brothers & Marcell, Inc. |
| Wilson 1 | 12-035-00005 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jarvis Brothers |
| Well 12-035-00002 | 12-035-00002 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Alco Oil & Gas Corp. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.