API 12-109-21912OrphanedOil well
Wear, A. C. 13
Oil well in McDONOUGH County, Illinois · operated by Bi Petro
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
Dec 1, 1915
Plug date
—
Total depth
478 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-109-21912
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- McDONOUGH
- Coordinates
- 40.34622, -90.83613
- State record #
- 121092191201
Operator
- Wells operated
- 588
- Active
- 130
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Bi-Petro, Inc.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peterson 2 | 12-169-20616 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Texas Gas & Oil Co. |
| Peterson 1 | 12-169-20575 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Texas Gas & Oil Co. |
| North Star 1 | 12-169-20611 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne County Oil Co. |
| Morrell 1 | 12-169-20565 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Texas Gas & Oil Co. |
| Morrell 2 | 12-169-20566 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Texas Gas & Oil Co. |
| Vandiver Community 6 | 12-169-20860 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Homco, Ltd. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.