API 12-079-00070OrphanedOther type well
Richards, G. W. 3
Other type well in Jasper County, Illinois · operated by Equinox 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
Jan 16, 1997
Plug date
—
Total depth
0 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-079-00070
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Other type(TA)
- County
- Jasper
- Coordinates
- 38.87862, -88.13816
- State record #
- 120790007002
Operator
- Wells operated
- 431
- Active
- 29
- States
- AR, IL, KS, LA, OK
- As filed
- Equinox Oil Company
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royse 1 | 12-159-03362 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | C.E.R. Production Co. |
| Boley, L. 1 | 12-159-00810 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Triple "B" Oil Producers, Inc. |
| Johnson 1 | 12-159-00153 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Hazel 1A | 12-159-26233 | Orphaned | Other type | Petrex Resources, Inc. |
| Chandler-Murray 1 | 12-159-02683 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Minor, F. M. Drilling Company |
| Cazel, Howard A-SWD 1 | 12-159-00695 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Union Oil Company of CA |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.