API 12-193-29872OrphanedOil well
Nelson Walter 1
Oil well in White County, Illinois · operated by Craden
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 25, 1982
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,913 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-193-29872
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- White
- Coordinates
- 38.24757, -88.05050
- State record #
- 121932987200
Operator
- Wells operated
- 20
- Active
- 11
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Craden, Inc.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Lucille 1 | 12-193-05363 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pearson Jeremiah |
| Greathouse, E. S. 31 | 12-193-28572 | Orphaned | Oil | Superior Oil Company |
| Spencer, C. T. & E. 4 | 12-193-04296 | Orphaned | Oil | Jarvis Brothers & Marcell, Inc. |
| Spencer Everett 9 | 12-193-01009 | Active | Oil | Jarvis Brothers & Marcell, Inc. |
| Well 12-193-07863 | 12-193-07863 | Other status | Other type | Phillips Petroleum, Co. |
| Spencer, Everett 5 | 12-193-04301 | Active | Oil | Jarvis Brothers & Marcell, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.