API 12-121-03171OrphanedOil well
Benoist 24
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
Sep 30, 1939
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,938 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-121-03171
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Marion
- Coordinates
- 38.63112, -89.11398
- State record #
- 121210317101
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. D. Energy 4 | 12-121-28532 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | T.D. Energy Inc. |
| Bierman, F. B. 1 | 12-027-01870 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jet Oil Company |
| Perrine "B" Southern R.R. Unit A-1 | 12-121-01855 | Other status | Other type | Illinois Power Co. |
| Perrine, David B. 1 | 12-121-01830 | Active | Injection | Illinois Power Co. |
| Apple 1 | 12-121-05123 | Active | Injection | Illinois Power Co. |
| Wilkin, William A. Jr. 4 | 12-027-01924 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jet Oil Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.