API 12-021-01252OrphanedOil well
Meyers, Earl B. 1
Oil well in Christian County, Illinois · operated by Welker 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
Jul 1, 1953
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,336 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-021-01252
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Christian
- Coordinates
- 39.56666, -89.10143
- State record #
- 120210125200
Operator
- Wells operated
- 100
- Active
- 8
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Welker Oil Co., Ltd.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eberspacher 2 | 12-173-22530 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Universal Resources Corp. |
| Eberspacher 1 | 12-173-22529 | Active | Oil | Universal Resources Corp. |
| Weber 6 | 12-173-23120 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pawnee Oil Corp. |
| Weber, E. 1 | 12-173-22575 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Universal Resources Corp. |
| Eberspacher 5 | 12-173-23100 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Tamarin, Inc. |
| Eberspacher 3 | 12-173-22531 | Active | Oil | Universal Resources Corp. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.