API 12-051-01743OrphanedOil well
Meyer, C. F. Unit 4
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
Dec 11, 1962
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,214 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-051-01743
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Fayette
- Coordinates
- 38.89203, -88.92837
- State record #
- 120510174300
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett 1 | 12-121-26993 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Paramount Oil & Gas Corp |
| Ross T R (Robb) 3 | 12-121-04952 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Luttrell, Homer |
| Quaranta 5 | 12-121-26965 | Active | Oil | Prairie Resources, Inc. |
| Quaranta 4 | 12-121-26943 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | New Spirit, Inc. |
| Boyd 1 | 12-121-01984 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calvert Drilling, Inc. |
| Slovick, Mary 1 | 12-121-01467 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Indiana Farm Bureau Coop Assn |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.