API 12-051-24970OrphanedOil well
Gordon 5
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
Oct 25, 1976
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,655 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-051-24970
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Fayette
- Coordinates
- 39.17547, -88.83002
- State record #
- 120512497000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferguson, W. H. 2 | 12-051-02573 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pray, Max Drlg. Co. |
| Ferguson, W. H. 2 | 12-051-02570 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Angle, W. M. |
| Ferguson 5 | 12-051-04259 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pray, Max Drlg. Co. |
| Ferguson 3 | 12-051-04258 | Active | Oil | Pray, Max Drlg. Co. |
| Ferguson, W.H. 6-W | 12-051-02571 | Other status | Other type | Exxon Corporation |
| Ferguson 6 | 12-051-00072 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pray, Max Drlg. Co. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.