API 12-021-01253OrphanedOil well
Meyers, Earl B. 2
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
Sep 1, 1953
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,340 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-021-01253
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Christian
- Coordinates
- 39.56490, -89.10354
- State record #
- 120210125300
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pollock 1 | 12-173-22517 | Other status | Other type | Universal Resources Corp. |
| Pollock 2 | 12-173-22525 | Active | Injection | Universal Resources Corp. |
| Pollock 3 | 12-173-22532 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Universal Resources Corp. |
| Weber, John "B" 1 | 12-173-01377 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Potsch, John P. Sr. |
| Eberspacher 2 | 12-173-22530 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Universal Resources Corp. |
| Eberspacher 1 | 12-173-22529 | Active | Oil | Universal Resources Corp. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.