API 12-185-02174OrphanedOil well
Sanders 5
Oil well in Wabash County, Illinois · operated by Gaines James P
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
Jun 1, 1955
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,375 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-185-02174
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Wabash
- Coordinates
- 38.54425, -87.68255
- State record #
- 121850217400
Operator
- Wells operated
- 22
- Active
- 2
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Gaines, James P.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G & E Steckler | IN:121983 | Active | Other type | — |
| Carson, Mary B. 8 | 12-185-00811 | Active | Oil | Southern Triangle Oil Co. |
| Steckler | IN:121987 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Samuel Redman | IN:151834 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Denman E L 2 | 12-185-00829 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Harris & Myers |
| Michael Tennis | IN:150244 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.