API 12-121-26475OrphanedOil well
Benoist Community 1
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
Mar 17, 1981
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,938 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-121-26475
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Marion
- Coordinates
- 38.63360, -89.11533
- State record #
- 121212647500
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGowan 1 | 12-027-03609 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hines, Etal |
| Barup 1 | 12-027-00909 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sistler, Etal |
| Murgin H 1 | 12-027-00914 | Active | Oil | Boyce & Welch |
| Phelps L 1 | 12-027-00946 | Active | Oil | Pierson Oil & Gas Co |
| Mussel 1 | 12-027-03524 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hawley Oil Corporation |
| Mifflin 1 | 12-027-00968 | Active | Oil | Snowden |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.