API 12-081-23802OrphanedOil well
Mcghee 1
Oil well in Jefferson County, Illinois · operated by Gentles Drilling
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 31, 1982
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,050 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-081-23802
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Jefferson
- Coordinates
- 38.41025, -88.91446
- State record #
- 120812380201
Operator
- Wells operated
- 33
- Active
- 0
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Gentles Drilling Co.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gee, Knox 1 | 12-081-00594 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Redwine, Nash |
| McLaughlin 1 | 12-081-02259 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Howard, Hubert E. |
| Quinn, William 1 | 12-081-01537 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | McManamy, John L. |
| Hodge 2 | 12-081-02257 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Duncan, Walter |
| McLaughlin 6 | 12-081-02262 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Howard, Hubert E. |
| Weir, J.R. 1 | 12-081-02270 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Swartz Junior G |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.