API 12-051-02220OrphanedOil well
Schwarm, S. W. & A. E. 1
Oil well in Fayette County, Illinois · operated by Marathon 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
Jul 1, 1939
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,606 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-051-02220
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Fayette
- Coordinates
- 38.92890, -88.91880
- State record #
- 120510222000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 8,999
- Active
- 2,695
- States
- AR, CA, CO, IL, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MT, ND, NM, OK, PA, UT, WV, WY
- As filed
- Marathon Oil Company
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Dell 1 | 12-121-27492 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gentry Oil |
| Jones, Harold 1 | 12-121-25825 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brehm, C E Drilling & Prod. |
| Potter, V. 1 | 12-121-27799 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Potter, Lawrence E. |
| Brown 1 | 12-121-27496 | Active | Oil | Swift, Paul L. & John D. Charlton |
| O'Dell-Miller 1 | 12-121-27519 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lowe, Sammy |
| Grandt 1 | 12-121-27570 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Triangle Oil Co., Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.