API 12-051-02578OrphanedInjection well
Harper, O. 3 (#3-W)
Injection 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
Jan 1, 1939
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,591 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-051-02578
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Injection(INJ)
- County
- Fayette
- Coordinates
- 39.05240, -88.89972
- State record #
- 120510257800
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stein, Wilbur 1 | 12-051-01140 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kuykendall, W. R. Drilling |
| Swarm, J. 7-SWD | 12-051-01730 | Active | Injection | Extex, Inc. |
| Swarm, J. 1 | 12-051-02223 | Orphaned | Oil | Extex, Inc. |
| Rush, C. M. 2 | 12-051-02214 | Active | Oil | Marathon Oil Company |
| Rush, C. M. 1 | 12-051-00338 | Active | Oil | Marathon Oil Company |
| St. James Pool Tr. 3 5 | 12-051-02200 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Texaco, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.