API 12-049-00755Plugged & abandonedOil well
Wright 8
Oil well in Effingham County, Illinois · operated by Dowell Oil
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
May 16, 1954
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,439 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-049-00755
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Effingham
- Coordinates
- 38.93793, -88.62138
- State record #
- 120490075500
Operator
- Wells operated
- 4
- Active
- 0
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Dowell Oil Co
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoffman 3 | 12-025-05057 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Yocum, George F. |
| Sparlin 2 | 12-025-05051 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hanson Oil Company |
| Combs 2 | 12-025-04915 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Yocum, George F. |
| Combs 1 | 12-025-25921 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hanson Oil Company |
| Hayes 1 | 12-025-05009 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Yocum, George F. |
| Ernst - Engel Comm. 1 | 12-025-27262 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Triton Exploration Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.