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API 12-055-00525OrphanedOil well

C W & F Coal T-1

Oil 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, 1941

Plug date

Total depth

2,148 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-055-00525
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Franklin
Coordinates
37.96108, -88.93433
State record #
120550052500

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
Old Ben 3-A12-199-02073Plugged & abandonedOther typeRehn, E. E.
Wheeler 112-199-22627Plugged & abandonedOther typeC. E. Brehm Drilling & Prod.
Dorris 112-199-22640Plugged & abandonedOther typeC. E. Brehm Drilling & Prod.
Nrcs N-812-199-24026Other statusOther typeIsgs
Zeigler 112-199-22713Plugged & abandonedOther typeC. E. Brehm Drilling & Prod.
Francescon 112-199-24068Plugged & abandonedGasShakespeare Oil Co., Inc.

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