API 12-065-24268OrphanedOil well
Robertson 5
Oil well in Hamilton County, Illinois · operated by Joe Simpkins Oil Developments
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
Jan 24, 1981
Plug date
—
Total depth
4,270 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-065-24268
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Hamilton
- Coordinates
- 38.01345, -88.63319
- State record #
- 120652426800
Operator
- Wells operated
- 208
- Active
- 41
- States
- IL, KY
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelton 1 | 12-055-01910 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Scott Harvey |
| Dippel Helen 1 | 12-055-01212 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Collins Brothers Oil Company |
| Cook Carl 1 | 12-165-01372 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Columbus Exploration |
| Miller G 1 | 12-165-03103 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Robison Oil Company |
| Warwick Community 1 | 12-165-03255 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brehm, C. E. Drilling & Prod. |
| Barnfield 2 | 12-165-03164 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brehm, C. E. Drilling & Producing |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.