API 12-185-26172OrphanedOil well
Mcfarland, Byrel 6
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
Sep 9, 1976
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,447 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-185-26172
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Wabash
- Coordinates
- 38.48996, -87.71259
- State record #
- 121852617200
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Vein | IN:160377 | Active | Other type | — |
| Peters Bernard 1 | 12-185-02105 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ryan & Sharp |
| Powell, Cato | IN:151781 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Deep Vein Coal Company | IN:400146 | Active | Other type | — |
| Lyles, J.M. | IN:151711 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Lyles, J.M. | IN:151712 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.