API 12-047-22449OrphanedOil well
Virgil Fieber C-2
Oil well in Edwards County, Illinois · operated by French Creek
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
Feb 27, 1979
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,178 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-047-22449
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Edwards
- Coordinates
- 38.31463, -88.00250
- State record #
- 120472244900
Operator
- Wells operated
- 40
- Active
- 12
- States
- IL
- As filed
- French Creek Company
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birdy R. Gray | IN:109407 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Bond J J 12 | 12-193-02374 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Herndon Drilling Company |
| Bond John J 5 | 12-193-00070 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Herndon Drilling Company |
| America | IN:168304 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Glaze Estate | IN:168566 | Active | Other type | — |
| Calvin Cons-Gillison 2 | 12-193-03245 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | The Pure Oil Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.