API 12-191-29872OrphanedOil well
Effinger Ralph Etal 1
Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Van Fossan Oil
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 14, 1980
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,280 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-29872
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.52647, -88.19470
- State record #
- 121912987200
Operator
- Wells operated
- 277
- Active
- 33
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Van Fossan Oil Corp.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Glen 1 | 12-047-23150 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | R. K. Petroleum Corp. |
| Colyer, Phillip 2-A | 12-047-24274 | Orphaned | Oil | McDowell Bros. Oil Co., Inc. |
| Longbons Duane 1 | 12-047-24053 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | McDowell Bros. Oil Co., Inc. |
| Colyer, Phillip 1 | 12-047-24010 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | McDowell Bros. Oil Co., Inc. |
| Sullivan B Etal 1 | 12-191-03146 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Skiles Oil Corporation |
| Alfred 3 | 12-191-06602 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Collins Brothers Oil Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.