API 12-055-00586OrphanedOil well
Moore Joe 6
Oil well in Franklin County, Illinois · operated by Menhall Jw &
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
Jul 1, 1941
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,142 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-055-00586
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Franklin
- Coordinates
- 37.97216, -88.93793
- State record #
- 120550058600
Operator
- Wells operated
- 71
- Active
- 14
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Menhall, J. W. & Co.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rehn-Hudson 5-H | 12-199-02371 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dull, Joe A. |
| Old Ben 1RE | 12-199-23290 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Paragon Oil Company, Inc. |
| 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. |
| Mine No 15 4 | 12-199-01206 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Old Ben Coal Co. |
| Old Ben Eight 2 | 12-199-23468 | Active | Gas | Hite Operating, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.