API 12-059-23957OrphanedOil well
Busiek 1
Oil well in Gallatin County, Illinois · operated by Mitchell George N 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
Dec 7, 1978
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,832 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-059-23957
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Gallatin
- Coordinates
- 37.86315, -88.10838
- State record #
- 120592395700
Operator
- Wells operated
- 62
- Active
- 7
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Mitchell, George N. Drilling Co.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 113 | 12-059-03285 | Other status | Other type | Phillips Petroleum, Co. |
| Alvey, M 1 | 16-225-01205 | Active | Oil | Magnolia Petroleum Co |
| Richeson, Clifford 1 | 12-059-24485 | Active | Oil | Strata Oil |
| Richeson, Clifford 4 | 12-059-25894 | Active | Oil | Stewart Producers, Inc. |
| Howard R A 4 | 16-225-02378 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sun Oil Co |
| Howard, Roy 5w | 16-225-00987 | Orphaned | Other type | Roseclare Oil Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.