API 12-051-00661Plugged & abandonedOil well
Whitehead, J. W. 5
Oil well in Fayette County, Illinois · operated by Gulf Refining
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Feb 13, 1940
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,625 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-051-00661
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Fayette
- Coordinates
- 38.91088, -88.91908
- State record #
- 120510066100
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1,063
- Active
- 130
- States
- AL, AR, IL, KY, MI, MS
- As filed
- Gulf Refining Company
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant 1-13 | 12-121-26807 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Anatole Oil Corp. |
| Carter 1 | 12-121-01974 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Robinson, H. F., Inc. |
| O'Dell 1 | 12-121-01469 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Laswell, S E |
| Quaranta 2 | 12-121-27387 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gentry Oil |
| Robnett 1 | 12-121-27090 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | K & K Development |
| Robnett 2 | 12-121-27377 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Geiler, Bryce |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.