API 12-173-01251OrphanedOil well
Hartman A-5
Oil well in Shelby County, Illinois · operated by Richardson Mh
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
Nov 1, 1961
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,782 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-173-01251
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Shelby
- Coordinates
- 39.29326, -88.74899
- State record #
- 121730125100
Operator
- Wells operated
- 310
- Active
- 27
- States
- IL, KY, MI
- As filed
- Richardson, M. H.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxfield-Kline Communitized 2 | 12-049-23060 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | R.H.B. & Associates |
| Kline-Cutler Comm. 1 | 12-049-22846 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | H.D.B. Investments |
| Buzzard 7 | 12-051-28457 | Active | Oil | P & M Oil, Inc. |
| Maxfield-Kline Comm. Unit 1 | 12-049-22843 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | R. H. B. Investments |
| Tennery, S. C. 1 | 12-049-00041 | Active | Oil | Carter Oil Co. |
| Maxfield 4 | 12-049-22752 | Active | Oil | Tri-Star Producing, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.