#l-6 (API 12-047-24509) is operated by French Creek Company, The according to the Illinois regulator's registry.

Is #l-6 plugged or still active?

#l-6 is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is #l-6 located?

#l-6 is in Edwards County, Illinois at 38.27850, -88.03640.

API 12-047-24509OrphanedOil well

#l-6

Oil well in Edwards County, Illinois · operated by French Creek Company The

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

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Drilling began

Completion

Sep 22, 2005

Plug date

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Total depth

3,274 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #: 12-047-24509
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type: Oil(OIL)
County: Edwards
Coordinates: 38.27850, -88.03640
State record #: 120472450900

Operator

French Creek Company The

Wells operated: 57
Active: 13
States: IL
As filed: French Creek Company, The

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Nearby wells

Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Lawrence Mary E 2	12-193-04165	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Tide Water Associated Oil Co.
Gray, Wilma 1	12-193-29606	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Conyers Oil Well Service
Gray Wilma Etal 6	12-193-04595	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Calstar Petroleum Company
Donald 13	12-193-02729	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Loeb, Herman L.
Donald 2-A	12-193-31344	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Loeb, Herman L.
Dennis 1	12-193-30594	Active	Oil	Viking Oil Company

Dataset updated July 2026 . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.