API 12-051-03807OrphanedOil well
Brown, Fred L. 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
Jan 1, 1938
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,614 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-051-03807
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Fayette
- Coordinates
- 39.09800, -88.89952
- State record #
- 120510380700
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.&E.I. Railroad 1 | 12-051-04537 | Other status | Other type | Baker, E. C. & Sons |
| C.&E.I. Railroad 2 | 12-051-04538 | Other status | Other type | Baker, E. C. & Sons |
| C.&E.I. Railroad 3 | 12-051-04539 | Other status | Other type | Baker, E. C. & Sons |
| C.&E.I. Railroad 4 | 12-051-04540 | Other status | Other type | Baker, E. C. & Sons |
| Richardson, Roy 1 | 12-051-01497 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, Ralph H. |
| Stine, E. 2 | 12-051-02182 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | The Texas Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.