API 12-055-23831OrphanedGas well
M12-W1
Gas well in Franklin County, Illinois · operated by Hite Operating
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
Mar 26, 1990
Plug date
—
Total depth
487 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-055-23831
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Gas(CMM)
- County
- Franklin
- Coordinates
- 37.98637, -89.03833
- State record #
- 120552383100
Operator
- Wells operated
- 43
- Active
- 7
- States
- IL, KY
- As filed
- Hite Operating, Inc.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collins 1 | 12-055-00336 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daly George D |
| Old Ben Coal 1-F | 12-055-00337 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adkins, E. S. |
| Obc M8-6 | 12-055-24677 | Active | Gas | DeMier Oil Company |
| McClement-Boner 6-A | 12-055-01655 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | McClement & Killion |
| Darnell 1 | 12-055-24038 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Darnell, Mike |
| Old Ben Coal Co. 1-P | 12-055-00245 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adkins, E. S. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.