API 12-159-25829OrphanedOil well
Rule, Paul 2-A
Oil well in Richland County, Illinois · operated by Benchmark Properties
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
Nov 5, 1999
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,028 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-159-25829
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Richland
- Coordinates
- 38.61870, -88.24427
- State record #
- 121592582900
Operator
- Wells operated
- 64
- Active
- 30
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Benchmark Properties, Ltd.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farris Wm 1 | 12-191-01066 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan Oil Company |
| Glover 1 | 12-191-28706 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin Oil Co., Inc. |
| Bennett, L. G. 1 | 12-191-28628 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Energy Resources Corp. |
| King, Ivan B-2 | 12-191-28401 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union Oil Company of California |
| Weber Paul 4 | 12-191-03345 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lyco Oil Co |
| Weber P 3 | 12-191-03268 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lyco Oil Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.