API 12-051-01695OrphanedOil well
Clara 2
Oil well in Fayette County, Illinois · operated by Belden Wl
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
May 19, 1962
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,301 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-051-01695
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Fayette
- Coordinates
- 38.87270, -88.91077
- State record #
- 120510169500
Operator
- Wells operated
- 185
- Active
- 53
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Belden, W. L.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osborn Comm. 1 | 12-121-27897 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ross, Myron L. |
| Doudera Estate 1 | 12-121-27515 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Altec Energy, Inc. |
| Tockstein 2 | 12-121-28144 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Tockstein, William |
| Williams 1 | 12-121-00853 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Swan-King Oil Co. |
| Brown Ilg. 1 | 12-121-25714 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Guernsey Petroleum Corp. |
| Bailey-Lybarger Comm 1 | 12-121-27339 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jones, Roger M. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.