API 12-081-01647OrphanedOil well
Copple J H 3
Oil well in Jefferson County, Illinois · operated by Humble Oil & Refining
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
Nov 1, 1961
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,082 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-081-01647
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Jefferson
- Coordinates
- 38.44957, -88.98208
- State record #
- 120810164700
Operator
- Wells operated
- 897
- Active
- 43
- States
- AL, CA, CO, IL, KY, MS, MT, ND, NM, NY, UT, WY
- As filed
- Humble Oil & Refining Company
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ervine R T | 12-081-00178 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Midfield Oil Co |
| Oslager etal 1 | 12-081-23399 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sherman, Ernest |
| Oslager Heirs 1 | 12-081-24123 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Shamrock Drilling Corp. |
| Rogers, Bob 1 | 12-081-01293 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Collins Brothers Oil Company |
| Someiske 2 | 12-081-24128 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Shamrock Drilling Corp. |
| Trout 1 | 12-081-00157 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pyramid Petroleum |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.