API 12-033-30664OrphanedOil well
Ernst, Henry 4-A
Oil well in Crawford County, Illinois
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
Nov 23, 1979
Plug date
—
Total depth
930 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-033-30664
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Crawford
- Coordinates
- 38.96482, -87.87768
- State record #
- 120333066400
Operator
No operator of record — this is a documented orphaned well.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith-Johnson 7 | 12-101-05097 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | George & Wrather Oil |
| Smith-Updike 1 | 12-101-32251 | Active | Oil | Smith, Randy L. & Janette S. |
| Martin, J. C. 1 | 12-101-11008 | Active | Oil | Ohio Oil Co., The |
| Burgener 1 | 12-159-24687 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Anschutz Corporation |
| Hipshire, D. 2 | 12-101-10993 | Active | Oil | Ohio Oil Co., The |
| Hipshire, D. 1 | 12-101-10992 | Active | Oil | Ohio Oil Co., The |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.