API 12-055-23545OrphanedOil well
Old Ben Coal - Odum 10-G
Oil well in Franklin County, Illinois · operated by Continental Energy
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 30, 2010
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,866 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-055-23545
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Franklin
- Coordinates
- 38.01153, -88.94547
- State record #
- 120552354501
Operator
- Wells operated
- 44
- Active
- 2
- States
- CO, IL, KS, NY
- As filed
- Continental Energy Co.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayer-Old Ben Coal 1 | 12-055-01236 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inland Producers, Inc. |
| Lawrence 2-A | 12-055-01862 | Active | Oil | Moseback, Paul |
| Burr Oak Coal Corp. 1 | 12-055-00959 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mosebach, Paul |
| So. West Frankfort B-3 | 12-055-01477 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Killion & McClement Oil |
| D. H. 44 | 12-055-24854 | Other status | Other type | Old Ben Coal Co. |
| Zeigler Coal & Coke 1 | 12-055-22907 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gallagher, Victor R. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.