API 12-047-23251OrphanedOil well
Shilling Et Al Unit 1
Oil well in Edwards County, Illinois · operated by Hocking 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 13, 1982
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,383 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-047-23251
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Edwards
- Coordinates
- 38.42672, -88.11742
- State record #
- 120472325100
Operator
- Wells operated
- 195
- Active
- 40
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Hocking Oil Company, Inc.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fieber 1 | 12-047-22284 | Orphaned | Oil | Fear & Duncan Oil Prod. |
| Albert Walker 1 | 12-047-22259 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Laurent Oil Company |
| Hinderliter, Wayne 2 | 12-047-23583 | Active | Oil | McDowell, C. Oil Inc. |
| Moore, J. P. 1 | 12-191-32839 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Tide Water Associated Oil Co. |
| Moore John 1 | 12-191-07230 | Orphaned | Oil | Nation Oil Company, The |
| Moore, J.P. 2 | 12-191-01630 | Orphaned | Oil | Nation Oil Company, The |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.