API 12-065-00425OrphanedOil well
Kern J C 8
Oil well in Hamilton County, Illinois · operated by Cameron 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
Jan 1, 1942
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,058 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-065-00425
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Hamilton
- Coordinates
- 38.01028, -88.48357
- State record #
- 120650042500
Operator
- Wells operated
- 55
- Active
- 4
- States
- CA, CO, IL, KY
- As filed
- Cameron Oil Company
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson-Shain Comm 1 | 12-059-24443 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Robinson Engineering |
| Busler, D. 1 | 12-165-01135 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Herndon Drilling Company |
| Phipps, Willard 1 | 12-165-23852 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | A. & D. Oil Co. |
| Mahoney, Tom Estate 1 | 12-165-01431 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ferbanta Drilling Company |
| Mahoney B-1 | 12-165-02187 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jones, Bond D. |
| Slykhuis 1 | 12-165-24103 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Illini Drilling Co. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.