API 12-191-28828OrphanedOil well
Matthews 1
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
Jan 27, 1977
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,374 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-28828
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.35894, -88.22554
- State record #
- 121912882800
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Wendell 1 | 12-193-03223 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Herndon Drilling Company |
| Dozier 1 | 12-193-33445 | Other status | Other type | Mitchell, George N. Drilling Co. |
| Morris R Z 1 | 12-193-02862 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Morris, E. H. |
| Tullis 1 | 12-193-03522 | Active | Oil | Kingwood Oil Co. |
| Williams Doyle 1 | 12-193-30714 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lohmann, J. Roy Drlg. |
| Pollard J E 4 | 12-193-00947 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Nation Oil Company, The |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.