Skip to content
WellCensus
API 12-119-01485OrphanedOil well

Elbring, I. 2

Oil well in Madison County, Illinois · operated by Obering Earnest A

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

Feb 1, 1947

Plug date

Total depth

1,738 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-119-01485
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Madison
Coordinates
38.79640, -89.77655
State record #
121190148500

Operator

Obering Earnest A

Wells operated
202
Active
38
States
IL
As filed
Obering, Earnest A.

Location & nearby wells

◆ Loading map…
documentedproducingidlesealed
This entry + 8 nearby

Operate this well?

Claim your operator profile to keep well records accurate — verified operators can correct statuses and add plugging documentation.

Claim your operator profile

Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Ellis, Earl H. 312-119-01279ActiveInjectionGlover Oilfield Service
Ellis, Edmund W. 812-119-01222ActiveOilSinclair Oil & Gas Co.
Baer, Huldah M. S-412-119-00886Plugged & abandonedOther typeEnable MS River Transmission
Kircheis, E.F. s-612-119-00887Plugged & abandonedInjection
Core G-1412-119-27814Other statusOther typeIL State Geological Survey
Ellis, Beatrice 112-119-01275ActiveOilObering, Earnest A.

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