API 12-159-25297OrphanedOil well
Smallwood 1
Oil well in Richland County, Illinois · operated by Black & Black 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 11, 1990
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,550 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-159-25297
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Richland
- Coordinates
- 38.84655, -88.13075
- State record #
- 121592529700
Operator
- Wells operated
- 276
- Active
- 27
- States
- AR, IL, KY
- As filed
- Black & Black Oil Co.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colborn Cons.- John Hundley 8 | 12-159-01422 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Union Oil Company of California |
| Montgomery, C. T. B-17 | 12-159-01406 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Pure Oil Company |
| Montgomery C T 10B | 12-159-01399 | Active | Oil | Pure Oil Company |
| Montgomery, C. T. "B" 41 | 12-159-26148 | Active | Oil | Elysium Energy, L.L.C. |
| Eberhardt 3 | 12-159-01414 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Gulf Refining Company |
| Montgomery C T 12B | 12-159-01401 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pure Oil Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.