API 12-169-20645OrphanedOther type well
Wenger 1
Other type well in Schuyler County, Illinois · operated by Black Star 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
Jul 13, 1983
Plug date
—
Total depth
520 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-169-20645
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Other type(TA)
- County
- Schuyler
- Coordinates
- 40.08997, -90.68311
- State record #
- 121692064500
Operator
- Wells operated
- 173
- Active
- 5
- States
- IL, KS
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray, Francis D. 1 | 12-009-21194 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Smith Petroleum Co. |
| Long 1 | 12-009-00165 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bushnell, J. B. or Long |
| Hammer, Marilyn 1 | 12-009-20975 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Natural Gas Producers |
| Reich P 1 | 12-009-00056 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ripley Oil Trust |
| Bunchman 1-A | 12-009-21852 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terra Minerals, Inc. |
| Adams 1 | 12-009-21871 | Orphaned | Gas | Barker, C. & Lehne, D. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.