API 12-185-05523OrphanedOil well
Lancaster Unit 23
Oil well in Wabash County, Illinois · operated by Hayes & Wolf Brothers 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
Jul 25, 1966
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,555 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-185-05523
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Wabash
- Coordinates
- 38.54250, -87.86820
- State record #
- 121850552300
Operator
- Wells operated
- 75
- Active
- 6
- States
- IL
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Mary 2 | 12-185-00895 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hall & Jordan Oil |
| Putnam, W. 1 | 12-185-28295 | Other status | Other type | Tide Water Associated Oil Co. |
| Walton Jas E 1 | 12-047-01447 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Heldt, Frederick |
| Hearne 1 | 12-047-23010 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Watch It Oil Corporation |
| M. Steckler MTC-P10 | 12-185-28992 | Other status | Other type | Illinois State Geological Survey |
| Ankenbrand 1 | 12-047-00953 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crawford Drlg Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.