API 12-059-23787OrphanedInjection well
Short Et Al 2
Injection well in Gallatin County, Illinois · operated by Simpkins Joe Oil Development
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
Jul 23, 1975
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,805 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-059-23787
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Injection(INJW)
- County
- Gallatin
- Coordinates
- 37.86017, -88.15266
- State record #
- 120592378700
Operator
- Wells operated
- 141
- Active
- 30
- States
- IL, KY
- As filed
- Simpkins, Joe Oil Development
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School Trustees 1 | 12-059-01828 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rutherford, Homer |
| Ford W L & Neva 1 | 12-059-00341 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Phillips Petroleum Co. |
| Scates D-5 | 12-059-25368 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dee Drilling Co., Inc. |
| Scates D-6 | 12-059-25369 | Active | Oil | Dee Drilling Co., Inc. |
| Scates D-9 | 12-059-25384 | Active | Oil | Dee Drilling Co., Inc. |
| Howard Bros. A-2 | 12-059-25397 | Orphaned | Oil | Dee Drilling Co., Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.