API 12-079-01510OrphanedOil well
Dickerson, I. W. A-5
Oil well in Jasper County, Illinois
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
Aug 1, 1941
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,850 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-079-01510
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Jasper
- Coordinates
- 38.87135, -88.13101
- State record #
- 120790151000
Operator
No operator of record — this is a documented orphaned well.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter, W. Unit 1 | 12-159-02323 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Texas Co., The |
| Shryock 1 | 12-159-00904 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Black & Black Oil Co. |
| Zimmerle W 1 | 12-159-00887 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fulk, Perry |
| Lucas, C. E. 5 | 12-159-03245 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Union Oil Company of California |
| Bohrer Louis 1 | 12-159-00141 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Helmerick & Payne, Etal |
| Boatman Community 1 | 12-159-02311 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Texaco, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.