API 12-081-24357OrphanedOil well
Jefferson Oil and Gas 1-B
Oil well in Jefferson County, Illinois · operated by Wedco Resources
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 17, 1985
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,880 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-081-24357
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Jefferson
- Coordinates
- 38.18280, -88.95700
- State record #
- 120812435700
Operator
- Wells operated
- 9
- Active
- 4
- States
- CA, IL, LA
- As filed
- Wedco Resources Corp.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pickens J J 5 | 12-055-01594 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Whittington, Harry O. |
| Adams 9 | 12-055-23488 | Active | Oil | H & W Oil Co., Inc. |
| Fitzgerrell 2-B | 12-055-25282 | Active | Oil | Gesell's Pump Sales & Service |
| Illinois Minerals 30-2 | 12-055-25117 | Active | Oil | Stewart Producers, Inc. |
| Illinois Minerals 30-5 | 12-055-25242 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Stewart Producers, Inc. |
| Whittington S.O. 25 | 12-055-23688 | Active | Oil | H & W Oil Co., Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.