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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

Shell Oil

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

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Bryan 112-121-01450Plugged & abandonedOther typeNational Associated Petroleum Co.
Kerley 112-121-27836Plugged & abandonedOther typeRoss, Myron L.
Hiestond 112-121-27576Plugged & abandonedOther typeLone Star Gas & Oil Dev. Co.
Mazanek 112-121-28125Plugged & abandonedOther typeDeep Rock Energy Corp.
Broom A-112-121-25790Plugged & abandonedOther typeC. E. Brehm Drilling & Prod.
Hiestand D 112-121-26277Plugged & abandonedOther typeHagen, F. Lowell

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