API 12-051-01790OrphanedOil well
Ford, C. C. 2
Oil well in Fayette County, Illinois · operated by Shell 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
May 7, 1963
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,398 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-051-01790
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Fayette
- Coordinates
- 38.83797, -88.91123
- State record #
- 120510179000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 4,222
- Active
- 139
- States
- AL, AR, CA, CO, IL, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MT, ND, NM, NY, OK, PA, UT, WY
- As filed
- Shell Oil Company
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan 1 | 12-121-01450 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | National Associated Petroleum Co. |
| Kerley 1 | 12-121-27836 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ross, Myron L. |
| Hiestond 1 | 12-121-27576 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lone Star Gas & Oil Dev. Co. |
| Mazanek 1 | 12-121-28125 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Deep Rock Energy Corp. |
| Broom A-1 | 12-121-25790 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | C. E. Brehm Drilling & Prod. |
| Hiestand D 1 | 12-121-26277 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hagen, F. Lowell |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.