API 12-165-23858OrphanedOil well
Simpson 1
Oil well in Saline County, Illinois · operated by Petro Search Associates
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
May 18, 1974
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,244 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-165-23858
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Saline
- Coordinates
- 37.79943, -88.59544
- State record #
- 121652385800
Operator
- Wells operated
- 24
- Active
- 1
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Petro-Search Associates, Inc
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gersbacher 1 | 12-165-00760 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ellis Etal |
| Syers Farm 1 | 12-165-26932 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bi-Petro, Inc. |
| Mick Heirs Etal 1 | 12-165-00482 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ellis & Young |
| Hathaway 1 | 12-165-26930 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bi-Petro, Inc. |
| Hathaway 2 | 12-165-26931 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bi-Petro, Inc. |
| Gersbacher, Ella 2 | 12-165-03842 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Shawnee Petro. Assoc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.