API 12-051-03146OrphanedOil well
Tipsword, Joe 1
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
Dec 2, 1938
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,521 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-051-03146
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Fayette
- Coordinates
- 39.13622, -88.83447
- State record #
- 120510314601
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinger, C. J. 1 | 12-049-00477 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mark Twain Oil Prod. Co. |
| Hiatt 1 | 12-051-00775 | Active | Oil | Creager R B |
| Homan 7 | 12-051-02732 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mabee, J. E. Co. |
| Shell-Louden S. Wtrfld. 39-W | 12-051-00421 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Shell Oil Company |
| Louden South Unit 40 | 12-051-00422 | Other status | Other type | Bi-Petro, Inc. |
| Homan 4 | 12-051-02730 | Active | Injection | Mabee, J. E. Co. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.