API 12-191-30971OrphanedOil well
Skelton 2
Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Omaha Oil & Gas
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
Jul 18, 1984
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,760 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-30971
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.59857, -88.32772
- State record #
- 121913097100
Operator
- Wells operated
- 14
- Active
- 4
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Omaha Oil & Gas Ltd.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gill Nancy 1 | 12-191-29880 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bufay Oil Company |
| Gill, Melvin 1 | 12-191-30298 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Greenline Oil Co. |
| Denny C F 1 | 12-191-01151 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Rudy, J. W., Estate of |
| Clifton, Denny 1 | 12-191-01150 | Active | Oil | Zanetis,John M.Estate of |
| Daubs Wm F 2 | 12-191-01145 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Zanetis,John M.Estate of |
| Daubs 1-B | 12-191-03592 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Zanetis,John M.Estate of |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.