API 12-051-01700OrphanedOil well
Marchman, Venetta 1
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
Aug 1, 1962
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,177 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-051-01700
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Fayette
- Coordinates
- 38.93795, -88.92057
- State record #
- 120510170000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blomberg 2 | 12-121-27776 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gentry Oil |
| Kurg 1 | 12-121-01463 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Luttrell, Homer |
| Blomberg 5 | 12-121-27794 | Other status | Other type | Gentry Oil |
| Blomberg 1 | 12-121-27771 | Other status | Other type | Gentry Oil |
| Blomberg 6 | 12-121-27827 | Other status | Other type | Gentry Oil |
| Blomberg 3 | 12-121-27789 | Active | Oil | Gentry Oil |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.