API 12-047-23405OrphanedOil well
Walker 4
Oil well in Edwards County, Illinois · operated by Il Basin Explor
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 16, 1983
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,120 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-047-23405
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Edwards
- Coordinates
- 38.37294, -87.99791
- State record #
- 120472340500
Operator
- Wells operated
- 32
- Active
- 4
- States
- IL
- As filed
- IL Basin Explor., Inc.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hortin Heirs 6 | 12-193-30223 | Active | Oil | Craden, Inc. |
| Fearn Aaron 1 | 12-193-00948 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kingwood Oil Co. |
| Hortin Heirs 7 | 12-193-30224 | Active | Oil | Craden, Inc. |
| Fearn A | 12-193-03808 | Other status | Other type | Tide Water Associated Oil Co. |
| Hortin Nellie 1 | 12-193-29548 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Craden, Inc. |
| Hortin Melvin 1 | 12-193-29499 | Active | Oil | Craden, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.