API 12-159-23954OrphanedOil well
Childs Trust 3
Oil well in Richland County, Illinois · operated by Viking 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
Oct 2, 1980
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,942 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-159-23954
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Richland
- Coordinates
- 38.58952, -87.99103
- State record #
- 121592395400
Operator
- Wells operated
- 181
- Active
- 28
- States
- CA, IL, KY, LA, MI, MS, UT
- As filed
- Viking Oil Company
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marx, L. S. 5 | 12-185-27799 | Active | Oil | H & H Oil Co., Inc. |
| Marx Otto 1-A | 12-185-02879 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kuzmich, R. W. |
| Marx, Otto SW-1 | 12-185-02853 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | R. K. Petroleum Corp. |
| Marx 4 | 12-185-28086 | Active | Oil | Beard, F. L. Service Corp. |
| Hare Robert Jr Etal 4 | 12-185-02861 | Active | Oil | Beard, Francis L. |
| Hare Robert Jr Etal 1 | 12-185-02839 | Active | Oil | Beard, Francis L. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.