API 12-047-01633OrphanedOil well
Works Melvin 7
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 1, 1940
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,201 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-047-01633
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Edwards
- Coordinates
- 38.35350, -88.03817
- State record #
- 120470163300
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reeves Heirs 8 | 12-193-03864 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash Oil & Gas Association |
| Reeves Heirs 5 | 12-193-00480 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wabash Oil & Gas As |
| John Keck | IN:132571 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Morris, E.H. 1 | 12-193-02041 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Slagter, Arthur J., Jr. |
| M.D. Julian | IN:132516 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| L. P. Kleiderer B | IN:152453 | Active | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.