API 12-047-00287OrphanedOil well
Cowling, Ralph 1
Oil well in Edwards County, Illinois · operated by Mabee Oil & Gas
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
Aug 10, 1943
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,047 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-047-00287
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Edwards
- Coordinates
- 38.32508, -88.00493
- State record #
- 120470028700
Operator
- Wells operated
- 49
- Active
- 13
- States
- CA, IL
- As filed
- Mabee Oil & Gas Company
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-2 | 12-193-07964 | Other status | Other type | Phillips Petroleum, Co. |
| Tim Compton | IN:109269 | Active | Other type | — |
| Hancock | IN:163305 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Hancock Etal Unit | IN:157897 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| James Edgar Simmons | IN:153549 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Hancock | IN:163022 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.