API 12-065-03046OrphanedOil well
Wheeler A 3
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
Oct 1, 1943
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,462 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-065-03046
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Hamilton
- Coordinates
- 37.99747, -88.48363
- State record #
- 120650304600
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milligan, Emery 1 | 12-165-25292 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, Terry Oil Company, Inc. |
| Grisham 1 | 12-165-02641 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gilliam Oil Company |
| Harrelson, H. 1 | 12-165-02616 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Murvin & Steber Drlg. |
| Gates Brothers 1 | 12-165-23865 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hagan, George W. |
| Durham Ray 1 | 12-165-01136 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Concannon T F |
| Galn/1elw 2 | 12-165-26466 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Kerr-McGee Coal Corp. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.