API 12-051-02096OrphanedOil well
Griffith, M. J. 6
Oil well in Fayette County, Illinois · operated by Texas
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 1, 1939
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,607 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-051-02096
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Fayette
- Coordinates
- 38.93085, -88.92808
- State record #
- 120510209600
Operator
- Wells operated
- 252
- Active
- 8
- States
- CO, IL, KY, WY
- As filed
- Texas Co.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones, George E. 1 | 12-121-01738 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Robinson, H. F., Inc. |
| Garrett 1 | 12-121-05106 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | National Associated Petroleum Co. |
| Garrett, Clyde 1 | 12-121-05031 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lindsay, Theodore R. |
| Ballance, C H 1 | 12-121-01637 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Claypool, David N. |
| Brown 2A | 12-121-28276 | Active | Oil | Deep Rock Energy Corp. |
| Brown 3 | 12-121-27537 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Triangle Oil Co., Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.