API 12-033-12958OrphanedOil well
Shilts, John 5
Oil well in Crawford County, Illinois · operated by Bell Charles R
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.
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Drilling began
Completion
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Plug date
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Total depth
840 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-033-12958
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Crawford
- Coordinates
- 38.96732, -87.87925
- State record #
- 120331295801
Operator
- Wells operated
- 26
- Active
- 12
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Bell, Charles R.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimmel, S. 4 | 12-101-11003 | Active | Oil | Ohio Oil Co., The |
| Smith, Robert WI-1 | 12-101-28653 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Pioneer Oil Co., Inc. |
| Smith, Robert 1 | 12-101-05277 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Legg Elvin & Arthur |
| Eaton Dwight 1 | 12-101-28652 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pioneer Oil Co., Inc. |
| Wright, H.J. 3 | 12-101-10963 | Other status | Other type | Ohio Oil Co., The |
| Gowin Etal 1 | 12-101-02456 | Active | Oil | George & Wrather Oil |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.