API 12-065-00462OrphanedInjection well
Shelton, John 1
Injection well in Hamilton County, Illinois · operated by Texaco
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
Mar 12, 1965
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,117 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-065-00462
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Injection(INJW)
- County
- Hamilton
- Coordinates
- 38.00293, -88.48132
- State record #
- 120650046202
Operator
- Wells operated
- 10,522
- Active
- 267
- States
- AL, AR, CA, CO, IL, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MT, ND, NY, OH, OK, PA, UT
- As filed
- Texaco, Inc.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phipps, W. 1 | 12-165-02477 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | George & Wrather Oil |
| Bramlet Et Al 2 | 12-165-25509 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vanguard Petroleum Co. |
| Garner, Henry T. 1 | 12-165-02552 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Herndon Drilling Company |
| Hines Etal Comm 1 | 12-165-03447 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | R. K. Petroleum Corp. |
| Barnes 1 | 12-165-01383 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | C. E. Skiles, Inc. |
| Colnon, J. T. Tr. 1 | 12-059-00385 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Heath, B. M. et al |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.