API 12-191-28783OrphanedOil well
Cooper 2
Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Sherman Ernest
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
Dec 12, 1976
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,390 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-28783
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.35270, -88.21420
- State record #
- 121912878300
Operator
- Wells operated
- 152
- Active
- 21
- States
- IL, KY
- As filed
- Sherman, Ernest
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams, R. 1 | 12-193-01856 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Brinkley, James H. |
| Pollard 2 | 12-193-07606 | Active | Oil | Basin Oil Development Co., Inc. |
| Carter, William S. 1 | 12-193-28855 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Absher Oil Co. |
| Carter Etal 1 | 12-193-29057 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | R. K. Petroleum Corp. |
| Blackford 1 | 12-193-03219 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gallagher, Victor R. |
| Williams - Winters Community 1 | 12-193-30289 | Active | Oil | Doral Energy, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.