API 12-081-23259OrphanedOil well
Simmons, W. L. Comm. 2
Oil well in Jefferson County, Illinois · operated by Robinson Dave
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
Jul 26, 1979
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,400 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-081-23259
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Jefferson
- Coordinates
- 38.45898, -88.82375
- State record #
- 120812325900
Operator
- Wells operated
- 15
- Active
- 3
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Robinson, Dave
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pepple 1 | 12-081-24263 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mitchell, John T. |
| Gibson 6 | 12-081-02534 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Eastern Petroleum Company |
| Gibson 4 | 12-081-02466 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Eastern Petroleum Company |
| Gibson 3 | 12-081-02464 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Farrar, Fletcher F. |
| Bise Lawrence 1 | 12-081-02462 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hughes & Fell Petro. |
| Osborn, Loren 1 | 12-081-23217 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Van Fossan Oil Corp. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.