API 12-159-01636OrphanedOil well
Bell 1
Oil well in Richland County, Illinois · operated by Mammoth Prod & Refg
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 21, 1961
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,681 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-159-01636
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Richland
- Coordinates
- 38.66333, -88.21767
- State record #
- 121590163601
Operator
- Wells operated
- 22
- Active
- 5
- States
- IL
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shackelford 5 | 12-191-28947 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Republic Oil Company, Inc. |
| Fitch, Dora 1 | 12-191-04782 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Manahan G A |
| Butt Consldtd 2 | 12-191-04812 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | The Pure Oil Company |
| Fitch J E 1 | 12-191-04814 | Active | Oil | Spangler Jack |
| Fitch 1 | 12-191-07939 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Midwest Oil Producers |
| Hubble 2 | 12-191-07572 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Southern Illinois Oil Prod. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.