API 12-191-00238OrphanedOil well
Vaughan, R.N. 6
Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Friend Jerry E
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
May 30, 1985
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,393 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-00238
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.31266, -88.25388
- State record #
- 121910023801
Operator
- Wells operated
- 234
- Active
- 54
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Friend, Jerry E.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown & Rankin Comm. 1 | 12-193-28633 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Southeastern Oil Co. |
| Rister Comm. 1 | 12-193-28929 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | C. E. Brehm Drilling & Prod. |
| Kallenbach 1 | 12-193-29223 | Active | Oil | Brehm, C. E. Drilling & Producing |
| Higginson 1 | 12-193-29218 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brehm, C. E. Drilling & Producing |
| Barbre, Martin 9-B | 12-193-32684 | Active | Oil | Republic Oil Company, Inc. |
| Barbre SWD 5A | 12-193-00458 | Active | Injection | Republic Oil Company, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.