API 12-055-23739OrphanedOil well
Whittington Etal 1
Oil well in Franklin County, Illinois · operated by Whittington Paul E
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
Dec 14, 1987
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,369 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-055-23739
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Franklin
- Coordinates
- 38.08292, -88.90670
- State record #
- 120552373900
Operator
- Wells operated
- 9
- Active
- 2
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Whittington, Paul E.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finite Crown "B" 27 | 12-055-25062 | Active | Oil | Gesell's Pump Sales & Service |
| Benton Flood Unit 54-W | 12-055-00345 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Shell Oil Company |
| Lager C-1 | 12-055-00788 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Shell Oil Company |
| Benton Flood Unit 57-W | 12-055-00519 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Shell Oil Company |
| Benton Flood Unit 249 | 12-055-02617 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Shell Oil Company |
| Benton Flood Unit 257 | 12-055-22866 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Shell Oil Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.