API 12-047-01632OrphanedOil well
Works, Melvin 3
Oil well in Edwards County, Illinois · operated by Mobil Explor & Prod
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
Apr 30, 1978
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,173 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-047-01632
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Edwards
- Coordinates
- 38.35154, -88.03834
- State record #
- 120470163202
Operator
- Wells operated
- 140
- Active
- 16
- States
- IL, UT
- As filed
- Mobil Explor. & Prod.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood | IN:132592 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Blood | IN:132593 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| C. H. Kleiderer | IN:132596 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| John Keck-State of Indiana | IN:152459 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Pegram | IN:165490 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Pegram | IN:165514 | Shut-in | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.