Who operates Bell A W 4?

Bell A W 4 (API 12-159-00624) is operated by Mammoth Producing & Refining Corp. according to the Illinois regulator's registry.

Is Bell A W 4 plugged or still active?

Bell A W 4 is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Bell A W 4 located?

Bell A W 4 is in Richland County, Illinois at 38.65783, -88.21062.

API 12-159-00624OrphanedOil well

Bell A W 4

Oil well in Richland County, Illinois · operated by Mammoth Producing & Refining

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

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Drilling began

Completion

May 1, 1958

Plug date

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Total depth

3,085 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #: 12-159-00624
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type: Oil(OIL)
County: Richland
Coordinates: 38.65783, -88.21062
State record #: 121590062400

Operator

Mammoth Producing & Refining

Wells operated: 11
Active: 2
States: IL
As filed: Mammoth Producing & Refining Corp.

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Nearby wells

Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Steffins Heirs 2	12-047-01199	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Hageman H C Etal
Weber P M 1	12-047-00318	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Ohio Oil Co., The
E Stover 2	12-047-22334	Active	Oil	Energy Resources Corp.
Goede Albert B-2	12-047-01195	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	IL Producing Corp.
White, Claude 2	12-047-24249	Active	Oil	Basnett, Dean N.
White, Claude 3	12-047-24268	Active	Oil	Basnett, Dean N.

Dataset updated July 2026 . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.