API 12-047-23762OrphanedOil well
Lipper A-12
Oil well in Edwards County, Illinois · operated by Superior 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
Jul 2, 1984
Plug date
—
Total depth
5,053 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-047-23762
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Edwards
- Coordinates
- 38.39528, -87.97597
- State record #
- 120472376200
Operator
- Wells operated
- 2,340
- Active
- 585
- States
- AR, CO, IL, KY, MS, MT, ND, OK, UT
- As filed
- Superior Oil Company
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schroeder Chas 1 | 12-185-01131 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Duncan, N. V., Est. Of |
| Broster, Lelia 1 | 12-047-00146 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mabee Drlg Co. |
| Richey-Scott 1 | 12-047-22882 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | French Creek Company |
| Schroeder et al Comm. 1 | 12-185-26712 | Active | Oil | Snyder Drlg. & Well Ser. |
| Kelley | IN:152346 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Heil 1-W | 12-185-02624 | Active | Oil | Saber Energy Corp. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.