API 12-065-02886OrphanedOil well
Cotter E 2
Oil 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 1, 1944
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,153 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-065-02886
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Hamilton
- Coordinates
- 37.96472, -88.53936
- State record #
- 120650288600
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keelin Bert 2 | 12-165-03071 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Inglis, Jack Oil Prop. |
| Mathis, K.E. etal 1 | 12-165-25716 | Other status | Other type | Double River Oil & Gas Co., Inc. |
| Harris, E. 1-A | 12-165-23883 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | C.E.R. Production Co. |
| Holland, L. J. 1 | 12-165-02234 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Spires, H. V. |
| MP Methane Vent Well 3 | 12-165-26696 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | American Coal Co., The |
| Karnes, David L. 1 | 12-165-02852 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Moran, E. F., Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.