API 12-159-00159OrphanedOil well
Wilson, Blanche 1
Oil well in Richland County, Illinois · operated by Fulk 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
Feb 18, 1966
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,682 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-159-00159
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Richland
- Coordinates
- 38.73950, -88.21283
- State record #
- 121590015901
Operator
- Wells operated
- 76
- Active
- 3
- States
- AR, IL, MI
- As filed
- Fulk Oil Company
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arteberry Fred 1 | 12-159-01087 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Murvin, John B. |
| Rule 1-OB | 12-159-25695 | Other status | Other type | Benchmark Properties, Ltd. |
| Routt Comm. 4 | 12-025-25190 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Beeman, Kenneth E. |
| Routt 3 | 12-025-25127 | Active | Oil | Gray, James A. |
| Smith 4 | 12-025-27623 | Shut-in | Other type | Murvin Oil Company |
| Smith, S. 1 | 12-025-27154 | Active | Oil | Murvin, John B. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.