API 12-191-00374OrphanedOil well
Watson, George 2
Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Wiser Oil Co The
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
Dec 30, 1941
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,288 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-00374
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.48120, -88.49700
- State record #
- 121910037400
Operator
- Wells operated
- 180
- Active
- 13
- States
- IL, NM
- As filed
- Wiser Oil Co., The
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atkinson, Addie M. 1 | 12-191-00685 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Deep Rock Oil Corp |
| Atkinson - Windland Comm. 1 | 12-191-00487 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Deep Rock Oil Corp |
| Jones Homer E 1 | 12-191-01857 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | National Drilling Company, Inc |
| Bauer Geo B 1 | 12-191-01895 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Superior Oil Company |
| McDaniels 1 | 12-191-04385 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Peake Petroleum |
| Robertson 1 | 12-191-32801 | Active | Oil | Hughes Energy, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.