API 12-191-31386OrphanedOil well
Chesney 3
Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Prior John
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
Apr 4, 1986
Plug date
—
Total depth
6,111 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-31386
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.49625, -88.66063
- State record #
- 121913138601
Operator
- Wells operated
- 64
- Active
- 12
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Prior, John
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiegand-Case 1 | 12-081-01627 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dunnill, John F. |
| Byars Wilroy A-1 | 12-081-01495 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Loudon Pipeline Company |
| Miles M 1 | 12-191-00496 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | The Texas Company |
| Edminson 1 | 12-191-30147 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Farrar Oil Co., Inc. |
| Case, M. 1 | 12-081-24638 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Orion Petro Corp. |
| Maxey C 1 | 12-081-00977 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sandel Victor A |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.