API 12-101-27808OrphanedOil well
Benson 1
Oil well in Lawrence County, Illinois · operated by White W Carl
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
Apr 19, 1977
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,670 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-101-27808
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Lawrence
- Coordinates
- 38.84440, -87.57240
- State record #
- 121012780800
Operator
- Wells operated
- 40
- Active
- 10
- States
- IL
- As filed
- White, W. Carl
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith 1 | 12-101-03477 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Vs-7 | 12-101-31728 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Vs-9 | 12-101-31730 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Vs-8 | 12-101-31729 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Jones CBM 1 | 12-101-33157 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pioneer Oil Co., Inc. |
| R.V. Tarrant | IN:122866 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.