API 12-159-01259OrphanedOil well
Ridgely, Tim 4
Oil 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.
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Mar 19, 1987
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,220 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-159-01259
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Richland
- Coordinates
- 38.59893, -87.99623
- State record #
- 121590125901
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayne S A Heirs 1 | 12-185-05438 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Houchins Drilling Co. |
| Reeves Etal Comm. 1 | 12-185-26245 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hocking Oil Company, Inc. |
| Tennes, Norman 1 | 12-185-26901 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | R. K. Petroleum Corp. |
| Reeves etal. Unit 1 | 12-185-26923 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Southern Triangle Oil Co. |
| Mercer Sam 1 | 12-185-26998 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Viking Oil Company |
| Mundy Guy 1 | 12-185-00696 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Central Pipe Line Co. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.