API 12-193-04768OrphanedOil well
Jacobs, E.S. B- 4
Oil well in White County, Illinois · operated by Superior 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
Apr 21, 1986
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,898 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-193-04768
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- White
- Coordinates
- 38.14777, -87.99302
- State record #
- 121930476801
Operator
- Wells operated
- 2,340
- Active
- 585
- States
- AR, CO, IL, KY, MS, MT, ND, OK, UT
- As filed
- Superior Oil Company
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elwood & Paul Benthall | IN:400944 | Shut-in | Other type | — |
| Stonier M A 2 | 12-193-02181 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Texas Company, The |
| J&B Sand & Gravel 7 | 12-193-33052 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Spencer Nola E 1 | 12-193-03021 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Stanford Oil & Gas |
| Crosthwait D N 6 | 12-193-02318 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dearborn Oil & Gas Corporation |
| Trainer M W 2 | 12-193-02317 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dearborn Oil & Gas Corporation |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.