API 12-047-23780OrphanedOil well
Knackmuhs, R "A" 3
Oil well in Edwards County, Illinois · operated by Gem Oil & Gas
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
Aug 15, 1984
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,395 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-047-23780
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Edwards
- Coordinates
- 38.52343, -88.13895
- State record #
- 120472378000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 31
- Active
- 7
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Gem Oil & Gas Co.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hocking, Burton 3 | 12-047-24302 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | McDowell, C. Oil Inc. |
| Mabee Comm 2B | 12-191-01165 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Collins Brothers Oil Company |
| Flower A H K-2 | 12-191-06600 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Collins Brothers Oil Company |
| Pritchett 1 | 12-047-24709 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | MAP Oil Company |
| Mabee Comm 2 | 12-191-06603 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Collins Brothers Oil Company |
| Borah, Dale 1 | 12-191-30168 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Rossi, Paul |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.