API 12-081-24172OrphanedInjection well
Jefferson Oil & Gas 15-A
Injection well in Jefferson County, Illinois · operated by Sherman Clarence
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
Nov 20, 2001
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,860 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-081-24172
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Injection(INJW)
- County
- Jefferson
- Coordinates
- 38.18818, -88.95693
- State record #
- 120812417201
Operator
- Wells operated
- 52
- Active
- 8
- States
- IL, KY
- As filed
- Sherman, Clarence
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whittington 1-A | 12-055-02472 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lewis, Will I. |
| Carraher 4 | 12-055-23585 | Active | Oil | H & W Oil Co., Inc. |
| Boyles B-2 | 12-055-23686 | Active | Oil | H & W Oil Co., Inc. |
| Wilcox 6 | 12-055-25275 | Active | Oil | Gesell's Pump Sales & Service |
| U. S. Steel W- 3 | 12-055-02154 | Active | Injection | H & W Oil Co., Inc. |
| Boyles Heirs 2 | 12-055-01638 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | H & W Oil Co., Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.