API 12-059-01540OrphanedOil well
Downen J L 3-A
Oil well in Gallatin County, Illinois · operated by Davis Alva C Drilling
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, 1954
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,829 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-059-01540
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Gallatin
- Coordinates
- 37.84797, -88.17928
- State record #
- 120590154000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 119
- Active
- 12
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Davis, Alva C. Drilling Co.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easley 2 | 12-059-02470 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Universal Operating, Inc |
| Oldham, C. I. 2 | 12-059-01061 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ferrall & Moore |
| Jennings 1-5 | 12-059-01058 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lewis, James A. |
| Fitzgibbon, H. J. 1 | 12-059-02915 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Atlas Drilling Co. |
| Mitchell 2-A | 12-059-03209 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pricefields Oil, Inc. |
| Scates E-3 | 12-059-25378 | Active | Oil | Dee Drilling Co., Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.