API 12-109-21978OrphanedOil well
Mitchel 3
Oil well in McDONOUGH County, Illinois · operated by Wireback 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
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Drilling began
Completion
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Plug date
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Total depth
0 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-109-21978
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- McDONOUGH
- Coordinates
- 40.32833, -90.89251
- State record #
- 121092197800
Operator
- Wells operated
- 11
- Active
- 10
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Wireback Oil Co.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prudential Life Inc. 1 | 12-169-00188 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vette, Walter |
| Tippey 2 | 12-169-20562 | Shut-in | Other type | R & R Enterprises |
| Melvin, Donald 1 | 12-169-20871 | Other status | Other type | Regent Oil & Gas |
| Janes 1 | 12-169-20622 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Drilling Investors, Inc. |
| Janes 3 | 12-169-20641 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Drilling Investors, Inc. |
| Sapp 1 | 12-169-21048 | Other status | Other type | Quincy Oil Co. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.