API 12-185-02772OrphanedOil well
Helm P-8
Oil well in Wabash County, Illinois · operated by Skiles 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
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Drilling began
Completion
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Plug date
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Total depth
2,760 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-185-02772
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Wabash
- Coordinates
- 38.27525, -87.96185
- State record #
- 121850277200
Operator
- Wells operated
- 596
- Active
- 49
- States
- CO, IL, KY, WY
- As filed
- Skiles Oil Corporation
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Mary S 8 | 12-193-04703 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sinclair Wyoming Oil & Gas |
| Guenther | IN:109109 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Fitton, E. M. A-33 | 12-193-04774 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Superior Oil Company |
| Hale | IN:109130 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| R.M. Johnson Community 1 | 12-193-04793 | Active | Oil | Brehm, C. E. Drilling & Producing |
| R.M. Johnson Community 3 | 12-193-04795 | Active | Oil | Brehm, C. E. Drilling & Producing |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.