API 12-193-06963OrphanedOil well
Knight, W. L. 5
Oil well in White County, Illinois · operated by Becker Wm R & Phyllis
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
Dec 23, 1988
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,975 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-193-06963
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- White
- Coordinates
- 37.92352, -88.19156
- State record #
- 121930696302
Operator
- Wells operated
- 108
- Active
- 32
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Becker, Wm. R. & Phyllis
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leach, Evelyn E. 1 | 12-059-02821 | Orphaned | Other type | Taurus Petroleum, Inc. |
| Pielemier 3 | 12-059-02826 | Orphaned | Oil | Holsapple & Pursley |
| Pielemeier etal 1 | 12-059-02024 | Orphaned | Other type | Taurus Petroleum, Inc. |
| Lewis Mabel 7 | 12-059-01981 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Eastern Petroleum Company |
| Pielemeier G A 4 | 12-059-01015 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Carter Oil Co. |
| Kirkpatrick 1 | 12-059-02825 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Holsapple & Pursley |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.