API 12-081-01655OrphanedOil well
Sledge, John W. 1
Oil well in Jefferson County, Illinois · operated by Hurt James T
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
Dec 26, 1961
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,248 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-081-01655
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Jefferson
- Coordinates
- 38.43063, -88.77095
- State record #
- 120810165501
Operator
- Wells operated
- 22
- Active
- 2
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Hurt, James T.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluford Grain, Inc. 3 | 12-081-01570 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne City Drilling, Inc |
| Wood Fred 1 | 12-081-02220 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kiowa Drilling |
| Osborn W E 1 | 12-081-00457 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gulf Refining Company |
| Gentle, Oscar 1 | 12-081-24788 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gulf Refining Company |
| Cope, John 1 | 12-191-03898 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Standard Drlg |
| Wilson Ray 1 | 12-081-23744 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Shakespeare Oil Co. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.