Skip to content
WellCensus
API 12-055-00537OrphanedInjection well

Minier, J. P."C"(Benton Flood 61-W) 1

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

2,163 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-055-00537
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Injection(INJW)
County
Franklin
Coordinates
37.96400, -88.93667
State record #
120550053701

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

◆ Loading map…
documentedproducingidlesealed
This entry + 8 nearby

Operate this well?

Claim your operator profile to keep well records accurate — verified operators can correct statuses and add plugging documentation.

Claim your operator profile

Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Madison A-112-199-01207Plugged & abandonedOther typeShell Oil Company
Nrcs W-112-199-24006Other statusOther typeIsgs
Old Ben Coal 312-199-23934Plugged & abandonedOther typeBufay Oil Company
Browning 112-199-01221Plugged & abandonedOther typeFreeman United Coal Mining Co.
Crown Trust 212-199-02583Plugged & abandonedOther typeC. E. Brehm Drilling & Prod.
Morris 112-199-02126Plugged & abandonedOther typeKuzmich, R. W.

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