API 12-159-01970OrphanedOil well
Wakefield, Frank L. A-11
Oil well in Richland County, Illinois · operated by Union Oil Company Of Ca
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
May 1, 1939
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,631 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-159-01970
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Richland
- Coordinates
- 38.76572, -88.17918
- State record #
- 121590197000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 216
- Active
- 62
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Union Oil Company of CA
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grubb, A. 4 | 12-159-26163 | Active | Oil | Van Blaricum, Ken |
| Guyot Charles A-3 | 12-159-01349 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pure Oil Company |
| Guyot Cons:Smith, C. T. A-3 | 12-159-00222 | Orphaned | Injection | The Pure Oil Company |
| Smith, C T A-4 | 12-159-00341 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pure Oil Company |
| Miller G Comm 1 | 12-159-02599 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Runyon W M |
| Guyot Cons-C Guyot 5 | 12-159-02985 | Orphaned | Oil | Union Oil Company of California |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.