API 12-101-28405OrphanedOil well
Ramsey 2
Oil well in Lawrence County, Illinois · operated by Saltsgaver Fred A
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
Oct 30, 1980
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,985 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-101-28405
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Lawrence
- Coordinates
- 38.57120, -87.74240
- State record #
- 121012840500
Operator
- Wells operated
- 12
- Active
- 1
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Saltsgaver, Fred A.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steckler | IN:122056 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Zimmerman 1-J | 12-185-27667 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Viking Oil Company |
| Zimmerman 2 | 12-185-05476 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, J. M. Company |
| Newton | IN:121891 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Crow 9B | 12-185-27223 | Other status | Other type | Conrady Oil, Inc. |
| Crow Everett & Chas 1 | 12-185-00780 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Superior Oil Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.