API 12-055-23425OrphanedOil well
Carraher 3
Oil well in Franklin County, Illinois · operated by H & W 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 21, 1983
Plug date
—
Total depth
4,669 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-055-23425
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Franklin
- Coordinates
- 38.06967, -88.91850
- State record #
- 120552342500
Operator
- Wells operated
- 80
- Active
- 40
- States
- IL, KS
- As filed
- H & W Oil Co., Inc.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruhl 2 | 12-055-02208 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Troop, R. H. |
| Carney 1 | 12-055-23144 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Brehm, Dwight Resources |
| Carney 2 | 12-055-23227 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brehm, Dwight Resources |
| Crown I-3 | 12-055-23841 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Finite Resources, Ltd. |
| Crown I-3-A | 12-055-23847 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Finite Resources, Ltd. |
| C. W. & F. Coal Co. 24-45 | 12-055-16205 | Other status | Other type | Chicago W & F |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.