API 12-191-29675OrphanedOil well
Vaughn Rodney 5
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
Sep 1, 1980
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,396 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-29675
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.30998, -88.25650
- State record #
- 121912967500
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staley-Baird Comm 1 | 12-193-03998 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Murvin & Steber Drlg |
| Barbre, Vernon 1 | 12-193-30031 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Haley, Jim Production Co. |
| Evans Elizabeth C 2 | 12-193-29339 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | R. K. Petroleum Corp. |
| Barbre, Vernon 1 | 12-193-32263 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Republic Oil Company, Inc. |
| Evans, E.C. 1 | 12-193-29159 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | R. K. Petroleum Corp. |
| Baird C 5 | 12-193-04042 | Active | Oil | Murvin & Steber Drlg |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.