API 12-191-32685OrphanedOil well
Van Fossan Unit 5
Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Emerald Resources
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
Feb 18, 2002
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,790 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-32685
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.51165, -88.28948
- State record #
- 121913268500
Operator
- Wells operated
- 38
- Active
- 5
- States
- IL, PA
- As filed
- Emerald Resources, Inc.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creighton 1-A | 12-191-32430 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jasper Oil Producers, Inc. |
| Flava-Herschel 1 | 12-191-07865 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Collins Brothers Oil Company |
| Monroe 1 | 12-191-29876 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | K. C. Oil Company |
| Weaver 1 | 12-191-30061 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Waco Oil, Inc. |
| Short 1-A | 12-191-28377 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Triple "B" Oil Producers, Inc. |
| Mcgehee 1 | 12-191-30731 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Rocket Petroleum |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.