API 12-185-26871OrphanedOil well
Jones 12
Oil well in Wabash County, Illinois · operated by Buchanan Art
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 31, 1984
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,800 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-185-26871
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Wabash
- Coordinates
- 38.54531, -87.90520
- State record #
- 121852687100
Operator
- Wells operated
- 64
- Active
- 3
- States
- IL, KY
- As filed
- Buchanan, Art
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ankenbrandt 1 | 12-185-27394 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Legion Energy Corp. |
| Steckler, Cleveland 1-WD | 12-185-27821 | Other status | Other type | Keepes, Randy R. |
| Fisher-Boss 1 | 12-185-28580 | Active | Oil | Wabash 12 Oil, LLC |
| Berberich, Mary 16 | 12-185-28843 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Beard Drilling, Inc. |
| Kolb 1 | 12-185-04162 | Active | Oil | Keepes, Randy R. |
| Seitz-Steckler 1 | 12-185-27735 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Spartan Petroleum Co. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.