API 12-185-26158OrphanedOil well
Mcfarland, Byrel 1
Oil well in Wabash County, Illinois · operated by Higgins Gilbert A
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 7, 1976
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,438 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-185-26158
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Wabash
- Coordinates
- 38.48648, -87.71275
- State record #
- 121852615800
Operator
- Wells operated
- 132
- Active
- 29
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Higgins, Gilbert A.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. McCurdy | IN:151760 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Howe, Robert | IN:151657 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Dixon, S. | IN:151672 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| L. M. Miller | IN:151718 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| C. Geiser | IN:151684 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Smith | IN:151767 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.