API 12-051-25270OrphanedOil well
Franks, E. L. 2-A
Oil well in Fayette County, Illinois · operated by Hdb Investments
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
Feb 15, 1979
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,150 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-051-25270
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Fayette
- Coordinates
- 39.20920, -88.81481
- State record #
- 120512527000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 26
- Active
- 1
- States
- IL
- As filed
- H.D.B. Investments
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tish, C. H. 17 | 12-051-25605 | Active | Oil | Exxon Corporation |
| Oliver, C. H. 1 | 12-049-00600 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | National Associated Petroleum Co. |
| McClain, Laura 2 | 12-051-03715 | Active | Oil | Exxon Corporation |
| Loudon 33-C-7 | 12-051-28664 | Active | Injection | Petco Petroleum Corp. |
| Loudon 33-D-7 | 12-051-26134 | Active | Injection | Petco Petroleum Corp. |
| Loudon 33-E-7 | 12-051-28782 | Other status | Other type | Petco Petroleum Corp. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.