API 12-191-31085OrphanedOil well
Evans, W. H. A-8
Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Union Oil Company Of California
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 10, 1985
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,895 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-31085
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.58532, -88.31384
- State record #
- 121913108502
Operator
Union Oil Company Of California
- Wells operated
- 3,476
- Active
- 119
- States
- AL, CA, CO, IL, KS, MT, ND, NY
- As filed
- Union Oil Company of California
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molt Leo 1 | 12-191-03801 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Oslager, John J. |
| Molt C O 2 | 12-191-03501 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Tamarack Petroleum Co. |
| Anderson A B 2 | 12-191-06124 | Shut-in | Other type | So Operating |
| Barnard R H 2 | 12-191-05885 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Slagter, Arthur J., Jr. |
| Crippen W D 2 | 12-191-05888 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Slagter, Arthur J., Jr. |
| Geff, N.E. - Foval 6 | 12-191-07760 | Active | Injection | Union Oil Company of California |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.