API 12-191-30720OrphanedOil well
Bonham 2
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
Nov 1, 1983
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,180 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-30720
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.48687, -88.30432
- State record #
- 121913072001
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelton Carl Heirs 1 | 12-191-30887 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mitchell, George N. Drilling Co. |
| Lampkins 1 | 12-191-30569 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Friend, Jerry E. |
| Vaughn etal 1 | 12-191-31227 | Active | Oil | Van Dyke Oil, Inc. |
| Smith, Richard 6 | 12-191-30871 | Active | Oil | Van Dyke Oil, Inc. |
| Smith Richard 3 | 12-191-30847 | Active | Oil | Van Dyke Oil, Inc. |
| French 7 | 12-191-30788 | Active | Injection | Bi-Petro, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.