API 12-191-04288OrphanedInjection well
McElyea, J. P. 3
Injection well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Ego 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
Apr 15, 1976
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,077 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-04288
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Injection(INJW)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.49888, -88.61697
- State record #
- 121910428801
Operator
- Wells operated
- 177
- Active
- 23
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Ego Oil Company
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxey C 1 | 12-081-00977 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sandel Victor A |
| Forth Roscoe 1 | 12-191-06617 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Henry, Simon etal |
| Crouch 1 | 12-081-00657 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inland Oil Co |
| Feather O B 1 | 12-191-00651 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | National Associated Petroleum Co. |
| Butler, Ida 1 | 12-191-04457 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kingwood Oil Co. |
| Withrow, L. 1 | 12-191-01467 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Aurora Gas-Hinkle Dr |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.