API 12-081-24749OrphanedOil well
Williams 6
Oil well in Jefferson County, Illinois · operated by Prior John
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
Nov 2, 1990
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,167 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-081-24749
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Jefferson
- Coordinates
- 38.42229, -88.98383
- State record #
- 120812474900
Operator
- Wells operated
- 64
- Active
- 12
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Prior, John
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strickland Heirs 1 | 12-081-01307 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Strickland, Frank L. |
| Eubanks 1-A | 12-081-00346 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Schwartz, Tony |
| Eubank-Winesburgh 9 | 12-081-02153 | Active | Injection | Mobil Oil Company |
| Wood, I.N. 1 | 12-081-00450 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Texaco, Inc. |
| Piper, C.A. 2 | 12-081-00368 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | McBride, W. C. Inc. |
| Piper, C. A. 1 | 12-081-02171 | Active | Oil | McBride, W. C. Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.