API 12-047-00126Plugged & abandonedOil well
Works Melvin 5
Oil well in Edwards County, Illinois · operated by Superior Oil
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 1, 1940
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,233 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-047-00126
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Edwards
- Coordinates
- 38.35545, -88.03802
- State record #
- 120470012600
Operator
- Wells operated
- 2,340
- Active
- 585
- States
- AR, CO, IL, KY, MS, MT, ND, OK, UT
- As filed
- Superior Oil Company
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Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.