API 12-169-20755OrphanedOther type well
Kotter 5
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
Aug 3, 1983
Plug date
—
Total depth
513 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-169-20755
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Other type(TA)
- County
- Schuyler
- Coordinates
- 40.25796, -90.74378
- State record #
- 121692075500
Operator
- Wells operated
- 173
- Active
- 5
- States
- IL, KS
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artis 1 | 12-169-21096 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Homco, Ltd. |
| Clayton, Arnold 3 | 12-169-21317 | Orphaned | Other type | Two Rivers Petroleum Co., Inc. |
| Clayton, A. Estate 1 | 12-169-21029 | Orphaned | Oil | Texas American Oil Corp. |
| Clayton, A. 4 | 12-169-21205 | Orphaned | Other type | Charlestown Corp. |
| Foreman 1 | 12-169-21229 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Omega Minerals |
| Morrell 1 | 12-169-20827 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richardson, Joe C. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.