API 12-081-24110OrphanedOther type well
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Other type 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
Feb 21, 1984
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,027 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-081-24110
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Other type(TA)
- County
- Jefferson
- Coordinates
- 38.27472, -88.83099
- State record #
- 120812411000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woelfel, George Comm 1 | 12-081-01239 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calvert Drilling, Inc. |
| Woeful, George 1 | 12-081-00058 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Nason Coal |
| Lankford Rosa E 1 | 12-081-00804 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | George & Wrather Oil |
| Brown, Frank 1 | 12-081-01072 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Keystone Oil Company |
| Wahrenberg 1 | 12-081-01475 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jet Oil Company |
| Jefferson County Gas & Oil Well 1 | 12-081-00201 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Nollem & Benoist |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.