API 12-193-05377OrphanedOil well
Ford H C Etal 42
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
Jan 1, 1954
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,965 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-193-05377
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- White
- Coordinates
- 38.11087, -88.00063
- State record #
- 121930537700
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer - Vogel | IN:401235 | Active | Other type | — |
| Hempfling, Lucy | IN:112452 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Aletha Vogel | IN:112426 | Shut-in | Other type | — |
| Spencer Vogel Unit | IN:400369 | Active | Other type | — |
| Hempfling, Lucy | IN:112449 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Hempfling, Lucy | IN:112456 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.