API 12-051-03364OrphanedOil well
Drees, J. B. 4
Oil well in Fayette County, Illinois · operated by Carter Oil Co 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
—
Drilling began
Completion
Jan 1, 1939
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,519 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-051-03364
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Fayette
- Coordinates
- 39.12347, -88.85590
- State record #
- 120510336400
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1,101
- Active
- 268
- States
- AL, IL
- As filed
- Carter Oil Co., The
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinton, Lowell 2 | 12-051-02837 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Troop, R. H. Etal |
| Schaub, Sam 1-B | 12-051-01337 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Knox Abbott |
| Hinton, Lowell 1 | 12-051-02836 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lesh, D. B. Drilling |
| Wantland, N. 1 | 12-051-02812 | Orphaned | Oil | Extex, Inc. |
| Schaub 1 | 12-051-00156 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Deep Rock Oil Corp |
| Schaub, Cecil 1 | 12-051-02848 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Canter Drilling Co. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.