API 12-049-01027OrphanedOil well
Holste-Shelton Comm. 1
Oil well in Effingham County, Illinois · operated by Troop Rh
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
Jan 10, 1950
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,569 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-049-01027
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Effingham
- Coordinates
- 39.12063, -88.80072
- State record #
- 120490102700
Operator
- Wells operated
- 74
- Active
- 5
- States
- IL, KY
- As filed
- Troop, R. H.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wooten, L. O. 4 | 12-051-02825 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Texas Company, The |
| Wilhelm, K. 4 | 12-051-02852 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gulf Refining Company |
| Wooten, L. O. 9 | 12-051-02828 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Texas Company, The |
| Wooten, L. O. NCT-1 Tract 4 10 | 12-051-02829 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Texaco, Inc. |
| Wooton, L. O. 11 | 12-051-02830 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Texas Company, The |
| Wooten, L. O. 3 | 12-051-02824 | Active | Oil | Extex, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.