API 12-065-00923OrphanedOil well
McElvain Eliza C 3
Oil well in Hamilton County, Illinois · operated by Kingwood 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
Dec 1, 1955
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,429 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-065-00923
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Hamilton
- Coordinates
- 38.09782, -88.42674
- State record #
- 120650092300
Operator
- Wells operated
- 647
- Active
- 127
- States
- CO, IL, KY, MS, MT, ND, OK, UT, WY
- As filed
- Kingwood Oil Co.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin, Leland 1 | 12-193-08262 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | C & E Oil Company |
| Short, Clyde 2 | 12-065-24024 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Smith, James D. |
| Lee John R 3 | 12-065-00052 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Perrine & Pearson |
| Pearson, E.W. 1 | 12-065-00371 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pearson E W |
| Johnson, Ray 2-A | 12-065-02824 | Orphaned | Oil | Van Fossan Oil Corp. |
| Satterfield Hrs 9 | 12-065-03320 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pearson, Chris |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.