API 12-159-01214OrphanedOther type well
Ridgely 6-W
Other type well in Richland County, Illinois · operated by Black & Black 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.
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Total depth
0 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-159-01214
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Other type(PERMIT)
- County
- Richland
- Coordinates
- 38.60263, -88.00020
- State record #
- 121590121402
Operator
- Wells operated
- 276
- Active
- 27
- States
- AR, IL, KY
- As filed
- Black & Black Oil Co.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reeves, Asa 4 | 12-185-26926 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Small & Higgins, Inc. |
| Reeves Asa 6 | 12-185-27015 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Small & Higgins, Inc. |
| Baird Heirs 1 | 12-185-00169 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, W O & Elliott, WE |
| Roby, Frank 1 | 12-047-24536 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Tide Water Associated Oil Co. |
| Simmons Martin 2 | 12-047-01330 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Central Pipeline Co |
| Simmons, M L 1 | 12-047-01231 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Reasor, G. L. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.