API 12-049-01121OrphanedOil well
Sapp-Smith Community 3
Oil well in Effingham County, Illinois · operated by Herley David F
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 12, 1965
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,312 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-049-01121
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Effingham
- Coordinates
- 38.92132, -88.65108
- State record #
- 120490112100
Operator
- Wells operated
- 184
- Active
- 19
- States
- IL, KY
- As filed
- Herley, David F.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilcher, Loren 1 | 12-025-25095 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Yocum, George F. |
| Combs 1 | 12-025-05053 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Yocum, George F. |
| Pilcher, Loren 1 | 12-025-28506 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pioneer Oil Co., Inc. |
| Smith Heirs 1 | 12-025-03197 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Luttrell, Homer |
| Roberts, Lois 1 | 12-121-27384 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Evans, Charles T. |
| Keen, Alvin 1 | 12-025-03206 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Carter Oil Co. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.