API 12-191-31869OrphanedOil well
McGehee, Arthur 2
Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Rocket Petroleum
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
Sep 10, 1988
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,222 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-31869
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.38031, -88.32246
- State record #
- 121913186900
Operator
- Wells operated
- 54
- Active
- 4
- States
- CA, CO, IL
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberson 1 | 12-191-30374 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Absher Oil Co. |
| Gardner Heirs 1 | 12-191-07365 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | McIntyre, Paul J. |
| Berry Orson C 1 | 12-191-03391 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | McIntyre, Paul J. |
| Pollard Wm Heirs 1 | 12-191-00659 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | New Penn Dlpmnt Corp |
| Spencer Heirs 2 | 12-191-03694 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jenkins, Gordon T. |
| Spencer-Edwards 1 | 12-191-07350 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | New Penn Dlpmnt Corp |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.