API 12-047-00237OrphanedOil well
Mussett,W.A 4
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
Oct 5, 1944
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,003 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-047-00237
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Edwards
- Coordinates
- 38.28190, -88.05285
- State record #
- 120470023703
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford, L. R. etal 25-B | 12-193-04632 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calstar Petroleum Company |
| Ford, Harry C. 23 | 12-193-34250 | Active | Oil | Citation Oil & Gas Corp. |
| Ford B-19 | 12-193-04619 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Calstar Petroleum Company |
| Ford B-23 | 12-193-04621 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Calstar Petroleum Company |
| Dennis, E. S. 27B | 12-193-32616 | Active | Oil | Cantrell, James R. |
| Gray Allen Est 1 | 12-193-04583 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Skiles Oil Corporation |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.