API 12-055-00429OrphanedInjection well
Benton Flood Unit 111-W
Injection well in Franklin County, Illinois · operated by Shell Oil
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
Nov 28, 1949
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,134 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-055-00429
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Injection(INJ)
- County
- Franklin
- Coordinates
- 37.97105, -88.93225
- State record #
- 120550042901
Operator
- Wells operated
- 4,222
- Active
- 139
- States
- AL, AR, CA, CO, IL, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MT, ND, NM, NY, OK, PA, UT, WY
- As filed
- Shell Oil Company
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rehn-Hudson 3-H | 12-199-02366 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Dull, Joe A. |
| ISGS Boring 17 | 12-199-24042 | Other status | Other type | Isgs |
| Rehn-Hudson 2-H | 12-199-02335 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dull, Joe A. |
| Rehn-Hudson 5-H | 12-199-02371 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dull, Joe A. |
| Old Ben Coal Corp. 1-A | 12-199-01287 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Redwine, Nash |
| Northern Trust Company 1-A | 12-199-22678 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Dull, Joe A. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.