Who operates Wear, A. C. 16?

Wear, A. C. 16 (API 12-109-21913) is operated by Bi-Petro, Inc. according to the Illinois regulator's registry.

Is Wear, A. C. 16 plugged or still active?

Wear, A. C. 16 is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Wear, A. C. 16 located?

Wear, A. C. 16 is in McDONOUGH County, Illinois at 40.34772, -90.83844.

API 12-109-21913OrphanedOil well

Wear, A. C. 16

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

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Drilling began

Completion

Jul 9, 1916

Plug date

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Total depth

478 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #: 12-109-21913
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type: Oil(OIL)
County: McDONOUGH
Coordinates: 40.34772, -90.83844
State record #: 121092191301

Operator

Bi Petro

Wells operated: 588
Active: 130
States: IL
As filed: Bi-Petro, Inc.

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Nearby wells

Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Foster-Peterson Comm. 1	12-169-20619	Orphaned	Oil	Texas Gas & Oil Co.
Brooklyn Twp. Garage #1 1	12-169-20615	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Texas Gas & Oil Co.
Morgan Comm. 1	12-169-20656	Active	Oil	Wayne County Oil Co.
Stolp 1	12-169-20637	Orphaned	Oil	Wayne County Oil Co.
Swanger, J. Comm. 10	12-169-20872	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Jasper Oil Producers, Inc.
Swearingen 2	12-169-20657	Orphaned	Other type	Petro-Mining Resources,

Dataset updated July 2026 . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.