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API 12-065-00049OrphanedOil well

Kern J C 1

Oil well in Hamilton County, Illinois · operated by Shell Oil

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

Aug 1, 1942

Plug date

Total depth

3,059 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-065-00049
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Hamilton
Coordinates
38.03037, -88.46481
State record #
120650004900

Operator

Shell Oil

Wells operated
4,222
Active
139
States
AL, AR, CA, CO, IL, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MT, ND, NM, NY, OK, PA, UT, WY
As filed
Shell Oil Company

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Friend Leslie 112-065-00663Plugged & abandonedOther typeBrehm, C. E. Drilling & Producing
Tucker Della M 112-065-03216Plugged & abandonedOther typeSohio Petroleum Company
Montgomery 512-193-33203ActiveOilWebb, Patrick Oil L.L.C.
Brown-Barton 212-065-24919ActiveOilBrown Enterprises
Morehead 212-193-30073ActiveOilWebb, Patrick Oil L.L.C.
Brown-Barton 112-065-24872ActiveInjectionBrown Enterprises

Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.