API 12-191-30803OrphanedOil well
Bonham 6
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
May 1, 1984
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,185 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-30803
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.48517, -88.30430
- State record #
- 121913080300
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilham E A Etal 1 | 12-191-04346 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Shure Oil Corp. |
| Smith 1 | 12-191-30554 | Active | Oil | Friend, Jerry E. |
| Smith 2 | 12-191-07067 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Friend, Jerry E. |
| French C 8 | 12-191-30789 | Active | Oil | Homco, Ltd. |
| French C 3 | 12-191-30745 | Active | Oil | Homco, Ltd. |
| Odaniel 6 | 12-191-30880 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Homco, Ltd. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.