API 12-047-00121OrphanedOil well
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Oil well in Edwards County, Illinois · operated by Superior 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
Sep 1, 1940
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,173 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-047-00121
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Edwards
- Coordinates
- 38.34682, -88.03825
- State record #
- 120470012100
Operator
- Wells operated
- 2,340
- Active
- 585
- States
- AR, CO, IL, KY, MS, MT, ND, OK, UT
- As filed
- Superior Oil Company
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keck Heirs | IN:108646 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Frank Keck "80" | IN:108668 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| L.P. Kleiderer "A" | IN:108574 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Keck Heirs | IN:108641 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Fifer Heirs | IN:108750 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Well 12-193-07956 | 12-193-07956 | Other status | Other type | Phillips Petroleum, Co. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.