API 12-191-01881OrphanedOil well
Rutger 5
Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Mega Oil
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 31, 2013
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,950 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-01881
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.53110, -88.44013
- State record #
- 121910188101
Operator
- Wells operated
- 78
- Active
- 39
- States
- IL, OH
- As filed
- Mega Oil, Inc.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice 1 | 12-191-31430 | Active | Oil | Franklin Prod & Dev Co. |
| Rice 2 | 12-191-31629 | Orphaned | Oil | Franklin Prod & Dev Co. |
| Manahan 1 | 12-191-31648 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Rudy, J. W. Company |
| Jackson, Glenn 1 | 12-191-07737 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dull, Joe A. |
| Bull 2 | 12-191-32776 | Active | Oil | Becker Oil, Inc. |
| Spencer D E 4 | 12-191-05844 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pearson, Chris |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.