API 12-165-02654OrphanedOil well
Sahara Coal 1
Oil well in Saline County, Illinois · operated by Central Petroleum
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
Jun 28, 1964
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,700 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-165-02654
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Saline
- Coordinates
- 37.78192, -88.50203
- State record #
- 121650265403
Operator
- Wells operated
- 11
- Active
- 1
- States
- IL, MS, OK
- As filed
- Central Petroleum Co.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wise, J. M. 1 | 12-165-02578 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sunray Mid-Cont Oil |
| Herrmann, Dr. N. A. Estate 1 | 12-165-03036 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Loyd, L. J. |
| Herrick 1 | 12-165-00498 | Other status | Other type | Saline Oil & Gas |
| Perkins 1 | 12-165-02619 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Misener Wayne |
| Oliver 1 | 12-165-01173 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kingwood Oil Co. |
| Lehman, D. A. | 12-165-01172 | Other status | Other type | Alco Oil & Gas Corp. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.