API 12-191-29223OrphanedOil well
Vaughn N J 4
Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Friend Jerry E
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
Apr 1, 1979
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,530 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-29223
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.27965, -88.24532
- State record #
- 121912922300
Operator
- Wells operated
- 234
- Active
- 54
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Friend, Jerry E.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKinney etal 2 | 12-193-29045 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | R. K. Petroleum Corp. |
| Schumaker 1 | 12-193-00283 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Reese & Heath |
| Stocke Heirs 1 | 12-193-07145 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Shulman Bros., Inc. |
| Williams C A 1 | 12-193-01860 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | McBride, W. C. Inc. |
| Morrill Daniel 3 | 12-193-02822 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Obering, Earnest A. |
| Matz 1 | 12-193-32055 | Active | Oil | Republic Oil Company, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.