API 12-051-01809OrphanedOil well
Sather, R. E. 11
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
Jun 22, 1963
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,589 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-051-01809
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Fayette
- Coordinates
- 39.04702, -88.88146
- State record #
- 120510180900
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smail, Wm. 8 | 12-051-00695 | Active | Oil | Gulf Refining Company |
| Fulton, Don 3 | 12-051-26178 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, Carl |
| Bennyhoff, F.L. Tract 3 7 | 12-051-02202 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | The Texas Company |
| Christman, L. 3 | 12-051-02206 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | The Texas Company |
| Smail, William 6 | 12-051-00694 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gulf Refining Company |
| Jasper 1 | 12-051-26038 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Roberts Brothers |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.