API 12-065-00421OrphanedOil well
Ritcheson, A. 4
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, 1941
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,015 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-065-00421
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Hamilton
- Coordinates
- 38.01656, -88.47520
- State record #
- 120650042100
Operator
- 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
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Louis 1 | 12-165-01373 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Perrine & Perrine |
| Slykhuis 3 | 12-165-02182 | Active | Oil | Pyramid, G. W. Co., Inc. |
| Cole 1 | 12-165-24318 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pyramid, G. W. Co., Inc. |
| Reynolds 1 | 12-165-03094 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Garren & Greene |
| Mings Roy 1 | 12-165-01371 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Perrine & Perrine |
| Mings R E 2 | 12-165-03053 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Breuer-Robison Oil Co. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.