API 12-067-00153OrphanedOther type well
Short #1 1
Other type well in Hancock County, Illinois · operated by Short Rl & Pottle La
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 22, 1955
Plug date
—
Total depth
700 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-067-00153
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Other type(DA)
- County
- Hancock
- Coordinates
- 40.27311, -91.16232
- State record #
- 120670015300
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1
- Active
- 0
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Short, R.L. & Pottle, L.A.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muder 1 | 12-001-21633 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Triple Seven, Inc. |
| Hobson, Charles 1 | 12-001-00165 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Newland George C |
| McDowell, S. #1 1 | 12-001-21912 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Van Dyke Oil, Inc. |
| Ilsp 3070 | 12-001-22446 | Other status | Other type | Equitable Resources Exploration |
| Stephens 2 | 12-001-21621 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Triple Seven, Inc. |
| King 1 | 12-001-00155 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | King, W. L. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.