API 12-191-04985OrphanedOil well
Shelton 3
Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Southern Illinois Oil Prod
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 15, 1974
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,915 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-04985
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.49995, -88.29510
- State record #
- 121910498501
Operator
- Wells operated
- 58
- Active
- 4
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Southern Illinois Oil Prod.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piercy, Mary 2 | 12-191-32198 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Anderson Gas & Oil, Inc. |
| Piercy, Mary 1 | 12-191-32128 | Orphaned | Oil | Anderson Gas & Oil, Inc. |
| Collins Brothers 7 | 12-191-33192 | Active | Oil | Southern Triangle Oil Co. |
| Chalcraft 1 | 12-191-32220 | Orphaned | Oil | Anderson Gas & Oil, Inc. |
| Matteson Harrison 1 | 12-191-01519 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Robinson & Puckett |
| Mietzner 2 | 12-191-03120 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | George & Wrather Oil |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.