API 12-191-04273OrphanedOil well
Shelton Earl 6
Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Jenkins Gordon T
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 1, 1960
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,942 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-04273
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.31362, -88.23993
- State record #
- 121910427300
Operator
- Wells operated
- 81
- Active
- 8
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Jenkins, Gordon T.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quindry, J.T. 1 | 12-193-28741 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | R. K. Petroleum Corp. |
| Jones John P 2 | 12-193-03994 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lesh, D. B. Drilling |
| Brown Robert 1-C | 12-193-03992 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Whaley Oil Corp |
| Barbre, Martin R. 1 | 12-193-00281 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Haley, Jim Production Co. |
| Gault-Stevens 1 | 12-193-29372 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sheffer, Dennis Equipment |
| Jones L K 1-B | 12-193-04068 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Murvin & Steber Drlg |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.