API 12-079-01557OrphanedOil well
Worcester, H. C. 1
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
Feb 1, 1942
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,890 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-079-01557
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Jasper
- Coordinates
- 38.85638, -88.14278
- State record #
- 120790155700
Operator
No operator of record — this is a documented orphaned well.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stine, N.E. 1 | 12-159-02115 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Tri-Apco, Inc. |
| Watkins R B 2 | 12-159-02112 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Carter Oil Co. |
| Watkins 1 | 12-159-03305 | Active | Oil | Western Oil Prod. |
| Coen H E 1 | 12-159-00903 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sprague Oil Corp |
| Watkins R B 1 | 12-159-02111 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Carter Oil Co. |
| Watkins 1-A | 12-159-25595 | Active | Oil | St. Clair Industries, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.