API 12-167-23426OrphanedOil well
Morgan S.M.B. 6-A
Oil well in Sangamon County, Illinois · operated by Carey John 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 28, 1982
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,763 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-167-23426
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Sangamon
- Coordinates
- 39.82366, -89.45292
- State record #
- 121672342600
Operator
- Wells operated
- 256
- Active
- 56
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Carey, John Oil Co., Inc
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson, Effie D. 1 | 12-167-00865 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Homeier Oil Associates |
| Carter 4 | 12-167-01849 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Homeier Oil Associates |
| Waldmier 2 | 12-167-01847 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Homeier Oil Associates |
| Carter 5 | 12-167-01922 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Homeier Oil Enterprises |
| Minder 1 | 12-167-01681 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Carey, John Oil Co., Inc |
| Jacobs, Carl Comm. 1 | 12-167-01921 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Midland Oil Development Co., Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.