API 12-055-01335OrphanedOil well
Beville 2
Oil well in Franklin County, Illinois · operated by Joe Simpkins Oil Developments
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
Feb 1, 1958
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,004 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-055-01335
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Franklin
- Coordinates
- 38.03042, -89.05932
- State record #
- 120550133500
Operator
- Wells operated
- 208
- Active
- 41
- States
- IL, KY
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeigler Coal & Coke 8 | 12-055-02188 | Orphaned | Oil | Gallagher, Victor R. |
| Zeigler Coal & Coke 7 | 12-055-02182 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gallagher, Victor R. |
| Zeigler Coal (Plumfield Acct.) 9 | 12-055-02090 | Orphaned | Oil | Gallagher, Victor R. |
| Zeigler Coal 1 | 12-055-01147 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pure Oil Company |
| Zeigler Coal & Coke 13 | 12-055-02204 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gallagher, Victor R. |
| Finite Crown 2 | 12-055-24965 | Active | Oil | Lampley Oil, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.