API 12-051-02620OrphanedOil well
Sidener, Orrin 2
Oil well in Fayette County, Illinois · operated by Exxon
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
Nov 13, 1938
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,575 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-051-02620
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Fayette
- Coordinates
- 39.03068, -88.90467
- State record #
- 120510262001
Operator
- Wells operated
- 3,035
- Active
- 476
- States
- AL, AR, CA, IL, KY, LA, MI, MT, PA, UT
- As filed
- Exxon Corporation
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guffey 1 | 12-051-01400 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Whitehead |
| Whitehead, Bert & Lowell 2 | 12-051-02024 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Whitehead Bert&Lowel |
| Whitehead, Bert & Lowell 1 | 12-051-02030 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Whitehead Bert&Lowel |
| Whitehead, J. W. 4 | 12-051-00652 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gulf Refining Company |
| Whitehead, J. W. 5 | 12-051-00661 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gulf Refining Company |
| Whitehead, J. W. 6 | 12-051-00662 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gulf Refining Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.