API 12-191-07474OrphanedOil well
Spicer, Howard A-1
Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Taylor & Schumacher
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
Nov 9, 1964
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,954 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-07474
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.51180, -88.60748
- State record #
- 121910747400
Operator
- Wells operated
- 40
- Active
- 2
- States
- IL
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilliard, S. Tr. 31 1 | 12-191-00432 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Hudson J H |
| Bowyer, J. B-1 | 12-191-00608 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Texas Company |
| Buchal, J. Tr. 28 2 | 12-191-01432 | Active | Injection | Texaco, Inc. |
| Bowyer Jake A-4 | 12-191-07511 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | The Texas Company |
| Buchal J 4 | 12-191-04024 | Orphaned | Oil | The Texas Company |
| Weber, E. Tract 30 3 | 12-191-00448 | Orphaned | Oil | Becker, Wm. R. & Phyllis |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.