API 12-159-24420OrphanedOil well
Zellars 1
Oil well in Richland County, Illinois · operated by Hocking Oil
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 17, 1986
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,290 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-159-24420
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Richland
- Coordinates
- 38.67242, -87.99745
- State record #
- 121592442001
Operator
- Wells operated
- 195
- Active
- 40
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Hocking Oil Company, Inc.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan 31-4 | 12-047-22266 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Juniper Petroleum Corp. |
| Hinderliter 1 | 12-185-26938 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Overland Petroleum Engy. |
| Tarpley 2 | 12-185-01884 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Phillips Petroleum, Co. |
| William Jones Etal 1 | 12-185-26533 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Beard, Francis L. |
| Marshall, Chester C 1 | 12-047-01164 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ford Steve D |
| Jones, Bob 6 | 12-185-27736 | Active | Oil | Beard, Francis L. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.