API 12-191-07224OrphanedOil well
Bell, Richard 1
Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Goodman 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
Jun 10, 1953
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,368 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-07224
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.31337, -88.24911
- State record #
- 121910722401
Operator
- Wells operated
- 17
- Active
- 2
- States
- IL
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.