API 12-065-02918OrphanedOil well
Beagle, N.J. 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
Jul 1, 1941
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,977 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-065-02918
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Hamilton
- Coordinates
- 38.02482, -88.47414
- State record #
- 120650291800
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slykhuis 2 | 12-165-25565 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pyramid, G. W. Co., Inc. |
| Mings, R. 1 | 12-165-01132 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calvert & Willis |
| Ellis, J. J. 2-A | 12-165-02162 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cullum & Lawhead |
| Johnson 1 | 12-059-02235 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bryant & Bryant Oil |
| Slykhuis 5 | 12-165-25717 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pyramid, G. W. Co., Inc. |
| Douglas 1-A | 12-059-24370 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Republic Oil Company, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.