API 12-047-24194OrphanedOil well
Pierce et al Unit 2
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
Nov 18, 1987
Plug date
—
Total depth
4,080 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-047-24194
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Edwards
- Coordinates
- 38.41423, -88.09590
- State record #
- 120472419400
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perkins, Gerald 1 | 12-047-24712 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gallagher Drilling, Inc. |
| Perkins 1 | 12-047-00312 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Illinois Mid-Continent Co. |
| Blood, J. C. (S. Albion Unit 2) 4 | 12-047-00297 | Active | Injection | Superior Oil Company |
| Metcalf 3 | 12-047-22518 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brehm, C. E. Drilling & Producing |
| Webb 2-EOR | 12-047-01771 | Active | Injection | Keepes Petroleum, Inc. |
| Evans, O. R. 1 | 12-047-01770 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Acme Casing Pulling |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.