API 12-191-07236OrphanedOil well
Shelton 1
Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Duncan Nv Est Of
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 1, 1950
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,250 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-07236
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.31000, -88.23998
- State record #
- 121910723600
Operator
- Wells operated
- 62
- Active
- 4
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Duncan, N. V., Est. Of
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staley-Baird Comm 1 | 12-193-03998 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Murvin & Steber Drlg |
| Barbre, Vernon 1 | 12-193-30031 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Haley, Jim Production Co. |
| Evans Elizabeth C 2 | 12-193-29339 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | R. K. Petroleum Corp. |
| Barbre, Vernon 1 | 12-193-32263 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Republic Oil Company, Inc. |
| Evans, E.C. 1 | 12-193-29159 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | R. K. Petroleum Corp. |
| Green Comm W I 1 | 12-193-04079 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brehm, C. E. Drilling & Producing |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.