API 12-159-02793OrphanedOil well
Watkins 1-B
Oil well in Richland County, Illinois · operated by Mccombs Dr Sherwin
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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Drilling began
Completion
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Plug date
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Total depth
3,648 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-159-02793
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Richland
- Coordinates
- 38.73475, -88.20648
- State record #
- 121590279300
Operator
- Wells operated
- 7
- Active
- 0
- States
- IL
- As filed
- McCombs, Dr. Sherwin
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steele, E.A. 1 | 12-159-00970 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fulk, Perry |
| Hancock C C 1 | 12-159-02799 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wolfcale, William |
| Rule-Urfer Comm. 1 | 12-159-00991 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rudy, J. W. Company |
| Adams Vic F 1 | 12-159-00996 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | V T Drilling Co. |
| Howard J C A-10 | 12-159-01007 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pure Oil Company |
| Moseley C B B-1 | 12-025-00504 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pure Oil Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.