API 12-051-01655OrphanedOil well
Kewanee - Meyer 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
Mar 5, 1963
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,229 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-051-01655
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Fayette
- Coordinates
- 38.88148, -88.92842
- State record #
- 120510165500
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brodie-Egelston 1 | 12-121-27383 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jones, Roger M. |
| Soldner 1 | 12-121-27727 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mitchell, George N. Drilling Co. |
| Baylis etal/Bethel Energy 1-H | 12-121-28195 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Prairie Resources, Inc. |
| Bilek 1 | 12-121-00852 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Conrey & Griffin |
| Roberts Farms 1 | 12-121-26668 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Courson Coring & Drlg. |
| Hines 1 | 12-121-01986 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Buell & Doran |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.