API 12-169-20903OrphanedOther type well
Kotter 16
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 18, 1983
Plug date
—
Total depth
600 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-169-20903
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Other type(TA)
- County
- Schuyler
- Coordinates
- 40.25832, -90.76288
- State record #
- 121692090300
Operator
- Wells operated
- 173
- Active
- 5
- States
- IL, KS
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrell 1 | 12-169-20827 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richardson, Joe C. |
| Escape 1 | 12-169-20409 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Escape Energy, Inc. |
| Crum 4 | 12-169-20670 | Other status | Other type | Whitmer, E.L. Inc. |
| Crum 3 | 12-169-20669 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | E.L. Whitmer Inc. |
| Hale 1 | 12-169-20672 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Petty, Bill E. |
| Hale 1 | 12-169-20671 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Rod Oil Co. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.