API 12-191-31798OrphanedOil well
Hosselton Carl A-15
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 25, 1988
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,900 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-31798
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.58384, -88.32519
- State record #
- 121913179800
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bean-Ellis 1 | 12-191-01185 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Duncan, N. V., Est. Of |
| Brown K 1 | 12-191-07914 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jennings & Ruggles |
| Allen, S.S. 2 | 12-191-00419 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Robinson Production Inc. |
| Allen S S 2 | 12-191-08167 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pure Oil Company |
| Hudson Cons 1 | 12-191-01176 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pure Oil Company |
| Brooker 1 | 12-191-00755 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Slagter, Arthur J., Jr. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.