API 12-059-00657OrphanedOil well
Downen Jess 1
Oil well in Gallatin County, Illinois · operated by Continental Drlg Cor
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 1, 1950
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,855 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-059-00657
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Gallatin
- Coordinates
- 37.84995, -88.17940
- State record #
- 120590065700
Operator
- Wells operated
- 14
- Active
- 0
- States
- IL
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oldham C I 6 | 12-059-01940 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Atha, H. D. |
| Green 2-A | 12-059-03315 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pricefields Oil, Inc. |
| Taylor Estate 1-20 | 12-059-25229 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | KWR Ventures, L.L.C. |
| Scates E-2 | 12-059-25377 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dee Drilling Co., Inc. |
| Scates E-6 | 12-059-25386 | Active | Oil | Dee Drilling Co., Inc. |
| Scates E-1 | 12-059-25371 | Active | Oil | Dee Drilling Co., Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.