API 12-119-02850OrphanedGas well
Gehrig 1
Gas well in Madison County, Illinois · operated by Anschutz
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
Nov 28, 1973
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,005 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-119-02850
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Gas(GAS)
- County
- Madison
- Coordinates
- 38.87910, -89.73003
- State record #
- 121190285000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 273
- Active
- 3
- States
- AR, IL, KS, ND, NY, OH, WY
- As filed
- Anschutz Corporation
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merkle, Richard 1 | 12-119-00571 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hopkins, Dale |
| Wellen 1 | 12-119-01202 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Duncan, N. V. Drilling Co. |
| Merkle, Richard 1 | 12-119-01214 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kin-Ark Oil Co |
| Vogelbacker 1 | 12-119-01515 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hurst, Robert |
| Stocker 1 | 12-119-00975 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Koch, Edward C. |
| Grotefendt Comm. 1 | 12-119-00795 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pointer Oil Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.