API 12-191-31728OrphanedOther type well
Obrecht Unit 4-A
Other type well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Shakespeare Oil
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
Aug 5, 1987
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,651 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-31728
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Other type(DAO)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.59065, -88.31137
- State record #
- 121913172800
Operator
- Wells operated
- 950
- Active
- 362
- States
- CO, IL, KS, KY, MI, MT, ND, OH
- As filed
- Shakespeare Oil Co.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalcraft A 4 | 12-191-01101 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Davis & Johnson Drlg |
| Matthews J L 2-A | 12-191-05097 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | The Pure Oil Company |
| Milner, A. 1 | 12-191-03516 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | John B. Murvin |
| Blackburn-Thomas 4 | 12-191-05101 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Johnson Russell P |
| Burt 1-A | 12-191-03553 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | John B. Murvin |
| Burt F C 1 | 12-191-03512 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | H & T Oil Co., Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.