API 12-101-28606OrphanedOil well
Scherer D 1
Oil well in Lawrence County, Illinois · operated by Black & Black Oil
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
Aug 25, 1981
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,175 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-101-28606
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Lawrence
- Coordinates
- 38.72847, -87.81218
- State record #
- 121012860600
Operator
- Wells operated
- 276
- Active
- 27
- States
- AR, IL, KY
- As filed
- Black & Black Oil Co.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beal 7 | 12-101-01218 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Baron Investments, Inc. |
| West Ruark Unit Tr. 8 2-W | 12-101-03434 | Orphaned | Oil | Excel Energy Co. |
| Beal 4 | 12-101-03431 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cities Service Oil Company |
| Cunningham 2 | 12-101-27701 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Televest Explor., Inc. |
| Tharp Betty Et Al 1 | 12-101-28926 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hocking Oil Company, Inc. |
| Martin Roy 1 | 12-101-28786 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hocking Oil Company, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.