API 12-047-23118OrphanedOil well
Knackmuhs 1
Oil well in Edwards County, Illinois · operated by Mcdowell Bros 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
May 21, 1982
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,901 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-047-23118
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Edwards
- Coordinates
- 38.51440, -88.01960
- State record #
- 120472311800
Operator
- Wells operated
- 99
- Active
- 13
- States
- IL
- As filed
- McDowell Bros. Oil Co., Inc.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambert E Etal 1 | 12-047-00177 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Superior Oil Company |
| Beagley Bertha 1 | 12-047-00933 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kingwood Oil Co. |
| Stinnett 1 | 12-047-22382 | Active | Injection | Re-Act Oilfield Service |
| Bunting Bros 1 | 12-047-23984 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | D & K Oil Co., Inc. |
| Simms - Heggemeier 1 | 12-047-23327 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ram Oil Company |
| Beagley B 2 | 12-047-01381 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kingwood Oil Co. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.