API 12-051-01044OrphanedOil well
Griffith, M. J. 6
Oil well in Fayette County, Illinois · operated by Exxon
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
Jan 1, 1939
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,560 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-051-01044
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Fayette
- Coordinates
- 39.00765, -88.90249
- State record #
- 120510104400
Operator
- Wells operated
- 3,035
- Active
- 476
- States
- AL, AR, CA, IL, KY, LA, MI, MT, PA, UT
- As filed
- Exxon Corporation
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gehle etal 3 | 12-051-01741 | Orphaned | Injection | Belden, W. L. |
| Hartman Unit 2 | 12-051-01685 | Active | Oil | Belden, W. L. |
| Mahon, Frank 1 | 12-051-00664 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union Products Petroleum Co., Inc. |
| Mahon Heirs 1 | 12-051-01663 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Davis Wayne & Assoc |
| Pontious, M. etal 1 | 12-051-27912 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pioneer Oil Co., Inc. |
| St. Peter Source 1 | 12-051-01757 | Orphaned | Other type | Belden, W. L. Trust |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.