API 12-191-05019OrphanedOil well
Best F 2
Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Ritter Howard L
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.
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Drilling began
Completion
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Plug date
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Total depth
2,977 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-05019
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.49052, -88.29515
- State record #
- 121910501901
Operator
- Wells operated
- 7
- Active
- 1
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Ritter, Howard L.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Edna 1 | 12-191-03614 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Davis, Alva C. Drilling Co. |
| Carter-Weaver Comm 1 | 12-191-29174 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Van Fossan Oil Corp. |
| Leach - Mounts Unit 2 | 12-191-01578 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | National Associated Petroleum Co. |
| French 9 | 12-191-30785 | Active | Oil | Homco, Ltd. |
| Smith Richard 5 | 12-191-30849 | Active | Oil | Van Dyke Oil, Inc. |
| Smith, Richard 8 | 12-191-30954 | Active | Oil | Van Dyke Oil, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.