API 12-051-27511OrphanedOil well
Smail, Wm. 25
Oil well in Fayette County, Illinois · operated by Plains Illinois
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 25, 1997
Plug date
—
Total depth
4,452 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-051-27511
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Fayette
- Coordinates
- 38.92070, -88.92597
- State record #
- 120512751100
Operator
- Wells operated
- 307
- Active
- 230
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Plains Illinois, Inc.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potter-Gentry 2 | 12-121-28232 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gentry Oil |
| Vandeveer, H D etal 1 | 12-121-05507 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | National Associated Petroleum Co. |
| Potter & Gentry 1 | 12-121-26813 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gentry Oil |
| Brasel 1 | 12-121-27792 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gentry Oil |
| Brasel Unit 1 | 12-121-05081 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Taproot Petroleum, Inc. |
| Brasel 2 | 12-121-28131 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gentry Oil |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.