API 12-159-25099OrphanedOil well
Scherer, D. 4
Oil well in Richland County, Illinois · operated by Miller Bl
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
Sep 14, 1987
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,450 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-159-25099
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Richland
- Coordinates
- 38.58263, -88.14150
- State record #
- 121592509900
Operator
- Wells operated
- 17
- Active
- 2
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Miller, B. L.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yokel Bros 4 | 12-047-23396 | Orphaned | Oil | Greenline Oil Co. |
| Kelsey-Reid Unit 1 | 12-047-22825 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | R. K. Petroleum Corp. |
| Frankland-Gumbrell 1 | 12-047-23037 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hite Operating, Inc. |
| Yokel Bros 2 | 12-047-22696 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Van Fossan Oil Corp. |
| Bailey, I.V. Etal 1 | 12-047-01099 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Collins Brothers Oil Company |
| Kissner 1 | 12-047-22957 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Brehm, Dwight Resources |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.