API 12-055-02529OrphanedOil well
McCreery 1
Oil well in Franklin County, Illinois · operated by Cherokee 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
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Drilling began
Completion
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Plug date
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Total depth
3,518 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-055-02529
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Franklin
- Coordinates
- 37.88257, -88.75400
- State record #
- 120550252900
Operator
- Wells operated
- 85
- Active
- 50
- States
- CA, IL, KS, KY
- As filed
- Cherokee Oil Ltd
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta 83 | 12-165-26741 | Orphaned | Gas | BPI Energy, Inc. |
| Delta 4 | 12-199-23544 | Orphaned | Gas | Mid-Continent Methane, Inc. |
| 9401-Kd | 12-199-23543 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mid-Continent Methane, Inc. |
| Delta Mine 13 | 12-165-26645 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | BPI Energy, Inc. |
| Delta 59 | 12-165-26699 | Orphaned | Gas | BPI Industries (USA), Inc. |
| Delta 82 | 12-165-26726 | Active | Gas | BPI Energy, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.