API 12-035-00498OrphanedOil well
Gardner, J. B. F-5
Oil well in Cumberland County, Illinois · operated by Forest 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
Jun 4, 1951
Plug date
—
Total depth
437 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-035-00498
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Cumberland
- Coordinates
- 39.32769, -88.03817
- State record #
- 120350049800
Operator
- Wells operated
- 2,065
- Active
- 108
- States
- AL, AR, CO, IL, KS, KY, LA, MS, MT, ND, NM, UT
- As filed
- Forest Oil Corporation
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett, J.P. 48 | 12-023-00374 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Pure Oil Company |
| Bennett, J.P. 34 | 12-023-01722 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pure Oil Company |
| Simpson, Riley 1 | 12-023-00549 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Harper, R. W., Jr. |
| Hillard, J.H. 2 | 12-023-03368 | Active | Oil | The Pure Oil Company |
| Staley, William 23 | 12-023-00504 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pure Oil Company |
| Staley, William 24 | 12-023-00566 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pure Oil Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.