API 12-047-22286OrphanedOil well
Kelsey 1
Oil well in Edwards County, Illinois · operated by Ring Mv
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
Nov 26, 1975
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,742 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-047-22286
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Edwards
- Coordinates
- 38.43965, -88.01312
- State record #
- 120472228600
Operator
- Wells operated
- 53
- Active
- 3
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Ring, M. V.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowling "B" W-9 | 12-047-22678 | Orphaned | Other type | Zanetis,John M.Estate of |
| Hortin, R. 1 | 12-047-22545 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rudy, John W., Estate of |
| Bender-Wick Comm 1 | 12-047-01708 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Engle, George S. |
| Hallam Philip 1 | 12-047-01048 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | National Associated Petroleum Co. |
| Seigle, Glenn 3-WI | 12-047-22539 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Gilliatt, Lyle |
| Cowling, Melvin D. 1 | 12-047-00861 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Zanetis, John M. Estate of |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.