API 12-191-07870OrphanedOil well
Joy Erwin Et Al 1
Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Buchanan Art
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 25, 1977
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,500 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-07870
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.26358, -88.61966
- State record #
- 121910787001
Operator
- Wells operated
- 64
- Active
- 3
- States
- IL, KY
- As filed
- Buchanan, Art
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koberlein 1 | 12-065-24537 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Homco, Ltd. |
| Thompson, Laura 1 | 12-065-00120 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Youngblood Etal |
| Bowers Trust 1 | 12-065-25461 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Continental Resources of IL |
| Brake John 1 | 12-081-01688 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Robinson Paul D |
| Rawls 1 | 12-065-24775 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Haddad & Brooks, Inc. |
| Burton Effie Et Al 1 | 12-081-00866 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Superior Oil Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.