API 12-047-22730OrphanedOil well
Hayes H-1
Oil well in Edwards County, Illinois · operated by Buchanan Art
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
May 1, 1981
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,426 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-047-22730
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Edwards
- Coordinates
- 38.49053, -88.12502
- State record #
- 120472273000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 64
- Active
- 3
- States
- IL, KY
- As filed
- Buchanan, Art
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Of Albion Comm 1 | 12-047-22392 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Saber Const. & Oper. Co. |
| Whitehead-Albion, E. 1 | 12-047-01628 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | R. K. Petroleum Corp. |
| Bailey Edna 1 | 12-191-03614 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Davis, Alva C. Drilling Co. |
| Leach - Mounts Unit 2 | 12-191-01578 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | National Associated Petroleum Co. |
| French 9 | 12-191-30785 | Active | Oil | Homco, Ltd. |
| Bass-Whitehead Com 1 | 12-047-00925 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Harris, R. A. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.