API 12-081-24438OrphanedOil well
Timmons 1
Oil well in Jefferson County, Illinois · operated by Prior John
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
May 9, 1986
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,460 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-081-24438
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Jefferson
- Coordinates
- 38.43925, -88.98135
- State record #
- 120812443800
Operator
- Wells operated
- 64
- Active
- 12
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Prior, John
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ragan 1 | 12-081-02139 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Obering, Earnest A. |
| Ragan 3 | 12-081-00454 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Obering, Earnest A. |
| Howe, Arthur 1 | 12-081-00441 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Duncan, Walter |
| Schmidt, J. 1 | 12-081-02322 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Shell Oil Company |
| Schmidt, Jesse W. 2 | 12-081-02141 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Silvka Joe & Son |
| Schmidt 1 | 12-081-24467 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Farm Feeds Construction Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.