API 12-191-04526OrphanedOil well
Watson-Bratton 1
Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Illinois Mid Continent
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
Oct 10, 1941
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,154 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-04526
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.48850, -88.49703
- State record #
- 121910452600
Operator
- Wells operated
- 245
- Active
- 31
- States
- IL, KY
- As filed
- Illinois Mid-Continent Co.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith James M 1 | 12-191-00686 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ashland Oil & Refining Company |
| Vada Bunting 4 | 12-191-29177 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Van Fossan Oil Corp. |
| Bunting-A 1 | 12-191-07526 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Van Fossan Oil Corp. |
| Leininger C-1 | 12-191-01505 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Weinert, H.H., Estate |
| Leininger 1 | 12-191-29107 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Friend, Jerry E. |
| Windland Cons. 1 | 12-191-32383 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Parrish Oil Prod., Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.