API 12-173-22543OrphanedOther type well
Ruff, Vera 1
Other type well in Shelby County, Illinois · operated by Ring 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
Aug 16, 1984
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,001 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-173-22543
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Other type(DAO)
- County
- Shelby
- Coordinates
- 39.30156, -88.63694
- State record #
- 121732254300
Operator
- Wells operated
- 108
- Active
- 9
- States
- CA, IL
- As filed
- Ring Oil Co.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Means, J. 1 | 12-049-00528 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kuykendall, W. R. & Dena |
| Nieman, Louis 1 | 12-049-01184 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dunnill, John F. |
| Dust, Bernard 1 | 12-049-23843 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Nuxoll, William R. |
| Tebbe 1 | 12-049-24296 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Nuxoll, William R. |
| Lohman 1 | 12-049-24274 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bushue, Clyde |
| 10-36 | 12-049-01238 | Other status | Other type | Phillips Petroleum, Co. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.