API 12-193-04435OrphanedOil well
Skiles, W. L. 6
Oil well in White County, Illinois · operated by Bell Brothers
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 18, 1941
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,865 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-193-04435
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- White
- Coordinates
- 38.17657, -87.99043
- State record #
- 121930443500
Operator
- Wells operated
- 203
- Active
- 22
- States
- IL, KS
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker | IN:153580 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Hart | IN:400978 | Active | Other type | — |
| Bingman 1 | 12-193-33720 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Keyrock Energy LLC |
| Stallings | IN:110225 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Walker | IN:110180 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Edward Wiley | IN:110722 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.