Who operates West Salem Comm. 1?

West Salem Comm. 1 (API 12-047-22676) is operated by Yockey, Frank according to the Illinois regulator's registry.

Is West Salem Comm. 1 plugged or still active?

West Salem Comm. 1 is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is West Salem Comm. 1 located?

West Salem Comm. 1 is in Edwards County, Illinois at 38.51425, -88.01157.

API 12-047-22676OrphanedOil well

West Salem Comm. 1

Oil well in Edwards County, Illinois · operated by Yockey Frank

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

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Drilling began

Completion

May 5, 1981

Plug date

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Total depth

3,950 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #: 12-047-22676
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type: Oil(OIL)
County: Edwards
Coordinates: 38.51425, -88.01157
State record #: 120472267600

Operator

Yockey Frank

Wells operated: 103
Active: 17
States: IL
As filed: Yockey, Frank

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Nearby wells

Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Lambert B-4	12-047-24935	Active	Oil	Galaxie Exploration Services, LLC
Lambert, J. 4	12-047-00284	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Superior Oil Company
Lambert E Etal 1	12-047-00177	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Superior Oil Company
Beagley Bertha 1	12-047-00933	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Kingwood Oil Co.
Stinnett 1	12-047-22382	Active	Injection	Re-Act Oilfield Service
Bunting Bros 1	12-047-23984	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	D & K Oil Co., Inc.

Dataset updated July 2026 . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.