API 12-051-02265OrphanedOil well
Stephens, P. M. 7
Oil well in Fayette County, Illinois · operated by Sherman Hj Etal
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
Dec 1, 1940
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,628 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-051-02265
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Fayette
- Coordinates
- 38.91628, -88.90607
- State record #
- 120510226500
Operator
- Wells operated
- 30
- Active
- 16
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Sherman, H. J. etal
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brasel-Geiler 2 | 12-121-27108 | Active | Oil | Gentry Oil |
| Brasel-Geiler 3 | 12-121-27329 | Active | Oil | Gentry Oil |
| Grandt 1 | 12-121-27381 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Swift, Paul L. & John D. Charlton |
| Gigar 2 | 12-121-27083 | Active | Injection | Revelle, Karen S. |
| Brasel-Geiler 1 | 12-121-27036 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gentry Oil |
| Geiler 1 | 12-121-26914 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Courson Coring & Drlg. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.