API 12-081-24570OrphanedOil well
Douthit Voris 2
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
Sep 22, 1987
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,250 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-081-24570
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Jefferson
- Coordinates
- 38.44487, -88.98342
- State record #
- 120812457000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 64
- Active
- 12
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Prior, John
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hynes, Margaret 1 | 12-081-00744 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ruwaldt, E. J. Drilling |
| Watkins, Olive 2 | 12-081-02146 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Potter & Reeves |
| Larue-Watkins 1 | 12-081-24597 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Farm Feeds Construction Inc. |
| Watkins, Olive etal 2 | 12-081-02148 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Scheef, Victor M. |
| Bourland, G.R. 1 | 12-081-02137 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Schaef Victor M |
| Bourland 3 | 12-081-00732 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Schaef Victor M |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.