API 12-051-03489OrphanedOil well
Grames, Walter 1
Oil well in Fayette County, Illinois · operated by Belden Wl
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
Sep 1, 1949
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,528 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-051-03489
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Fayette
- Coordinates
- 39.11307, -88.81782
- State record #
- 120510348900
Operator
- Wells operated
- 185
- Active
- 53
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Belden, W. L.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKee, E. G. NCT-1 10 | 12-051-02144 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Texas Co., The |
| Neathery, O. 14 | 12-051-02159 | Active | Oil | Extex, Inc. |
| Neathery, O. Tr. 5 6 | 12-051-02150 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | P & M Oil, Inc. |
| McKee, E. G. 6 | 12-051-02140 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Texas Company, The |
| McKee, E G Tract 6 8 | 12-051-02142 | Active | Injection | Texas Company, The |
| McKee, E. G. Tr. 6 11-WI | 12-051-01430 | Active | Injection | P & M Oil, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.