API 12-081-02273OrphanedOil well
Wakefield Bessie 1-A
Oil well in Jefferson County, Illinois · operated by Seigler William F
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, 1949
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,585 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-081-02273
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Jefferson
- Coordinates
- 38.29507, -88.96748
- State record #
- 120810227300
Operator
- Wells operated
- 18
- Active
- 2
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Seigler, William F.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams 1 | 12-081-23974 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brehm, Dwight Resources |
| Elliston Neva 1 | 12-081-01813 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Krohn Wm H Etal |
| Interstate Coal Co. 14-J | 12-081-25080 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Interstate Coal Company |
| Jefferson 2 | 12-081-02469 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gallagher, Victor R. |
| Jefferson 3 | 12-081-02449 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gallagher, Victor R. |
| Crawford 1-B | 12-081-23230 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | C. E. Brehm Drilling & Prod. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.