API 12-051-25914OrphanedOil well
Reece, O. E. 8
Oil well in Fayette County, Illinois · operated by New Spirit
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
May 28, 1983
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,136 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-051-25914
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Fayette
- Coordinates
- 38.96500, -88.92308
- State record #
- 120512591400
Operator
- Wells operated
- 48
- Active
- 15
- States
- IL
- As filed
- New Spirit, Inc.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gehle, Anna 1 | 12-051-01640 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | National Associated Petroleum Co. |
| Magnus, Charles 1 | 12-051-02059 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Luttrell, Homer |
| Wollin, Lydia K. 1 | 12-051-01379 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Heller Wm T |
| Rothe 1 | 12-051-00614 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | POC Oil Corp. |
| Heinzmann 1 | 12-051-27458 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Courson Coring & Drlg. |
| Gehle 1 | 12-051-01253 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Unknown |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.