API 12-033-30479OrphanedOil well
Christine, Melvin E. 1-A
Oil well in Crawford County, Illinois · operated by Bell Bw
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
Mar 14, 1979
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,035 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-033-30479
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Crawford
- Coordinates
- 38.91050, -87.61914
- State record #
- 120333047900
Operator
- Wells operated
- 42
- Active
- 15
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Bell, B. W.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gray, Scott 1 | 12-101-00157 | Active | Gas | Kesl, Joe Jr. etal |
| Gray, Scott 2 | 12-101-00158 | Active | Oil | First Nat. Bank & Trust |
| Benson | 12-101-00634 | Other status | Other type | Shell Petroleum Company |
| Benson-White 1 | 12-101-04228 | Other status | Other type | Kentucky Natural Gas |
| Marks M S 1 | 12-101-04226 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White W H |
| Benson RVL-P28 | 12-101-33203 | Other status | Other type | IL State Geological Survey |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.