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API 12-055-00456OrphanedInjection well

Benton Flood Unit 131-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

May 1, 1959

Plug date

Total depth

2,129 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-055-00456
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Injection(INJ)
County
Franklin
Coordinates
37.97430, -88.94293
State record #
120550045601

Operator

Shell Oil

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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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Mine No 15 212-199-01205Plugged & abandonedOther typeOld Ben Coal Co.
Prospect12-199-02038Other statusOther typeSo. Gem Coal
Boles 1-A12-199-01949Plugged & abandonedOther typeRehn, E. E.
Madison Coal 512-199-02406Other statusOther typeBufay Oil Company
Mine No 15 112-199-01204Plugged & abandonedOther typeOld Ben Coal Co.
Humphrey's 1-A12-199-01934Plugged & abandonedOther typeRehn, E. E.

Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.