API 12-121-03170OrphanedOil well
Benoist 23
Oil well in Marion County, Illinois · operated by Goose Creek 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
—
Drilling began
Completion
Nov 15, 1980
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,969 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-121-03170
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Marion
- Coordinates
- 38.63273, -89.11393
- State record #
- 121210317001
Operator
- Wells operated
- 99
- Active
- 24
- States
- IL, KY
- As filed
- Goose Creek Oil Co.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koelling, W. W. 1 | 12-027-03198 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jet Oil Company |
| Atherton 2 | 12-027-03188 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jet Oil Company |
| Atherton 3 | 12-027-03216 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jet Oil Company |
| Bierman A G 1 | 12-027-00368 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Palmer Oil Corp |
| Kuhn "A" 1 | 12-027-01985 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jet Oil Company |
| Doyle Myrtha 1 | 12-121-02004 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Zuhone, William Jr. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.