API 12-193-30007OrphanedOil well
Ely 2
Oil well in White County, Illinois · operated by Modern Explorations
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
Sep 18, 1983
Plug date
—
Total depth
4,100 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-193-30007
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- White
- Coordinates
- 38.21490, -88.03485
- State record #
- 121933000700
Operator
- Wells operated
- 96
- Active
- 26
- States
- IL
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempf, Greg 4 | 12-193-28924 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Viking Oil Company |
| Kempf Greg 3 | 12-193-28839 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Viking Oil Company |
| Kempf Greg 5 | 12-193-29009 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Viking Oil Company |
| Kempf, Greg 3-A | 12-193-28865 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Viking Oil Company |
| Ribeyre | IN:168190 | Active | Other type | — |
| Ribeyre | IN:168125 | Active | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.