API 12-055-00535OrphanedOil well
Minier J P 3
Oil well in Franklin County, Illinois · operated by Mcbride Wc
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
2,140 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-055-00535
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Franklin
- Coordinates
- 37.96194, -88.93059
- State record #
- 120550053500
Operator
- Wells operated
- 559
- Active
- 119
- States
- IL, KY, MT
- As filed
- McBride, W. C. Inc.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler 1 | 12-199-22627 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | C. E. Brehm Drilling & Prod. |
| Dorris 1 | 12-199-22640 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | C. E. Brehm Drilling & Prod. |
| Nrcs N-8 | 12-199-24026 | Other status | Other type | Isgs |
| Zeigler 1 | 12-199-22713 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | C. E. Brehm Drilling & Prod. |
| Francescon 1 | 12-199-24068 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Shakespeare Oil Co., Inc. |
| Julian 1-A | 12-199-02123 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kuzmich, R. W. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.