API 12-159-01785OrphanedOil well
Dowty, Zelda Etal 2
Oil well in Richland County, Illinois · operated by Hocking 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
Aug 10, 1985
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,263 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-159-01785
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Richland
- Coordinates
- 38.66687, -87.99522
- State record #
- 121590178501
Operator
- Wells operated
- 195
- Active
- 40
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Hocking Oil Company, Inc.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayes, Robert 1 | 12-047-22585 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marks, Glen E. |
| Knackmuhs Dale R 1 | 12-047-02028 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | R. K. Petroleum Corp. |
| Brines Cora B 1 | 12-185-00262 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Central States Oil |
| Hedrick & Bierhaus 1 | 12-047-01290 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Paco Petroleum Corp. |
| Totten Etal Comm. 1 | 12-047-02082 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Spartan Petroleum Company |
| Marx Orra 1 | 12-185-01221 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Young, J. S. Jr. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.