API 12-101-27575OrphanedOil well
A Vandermark 40
Oil well in Lawrence County, Illinois · operated by Marathon Oil
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 28, 1973
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,767 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-101-27575
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Lawrence
- Coordinates
- 38.65996, -87.69075
- State record #
- 121012757500
Operator
- Wells operated
- 8,999
- Active
- 2,695
- States
- AR, CA, CO, IL, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MT, ND, NM, OK, PA, UT, WV, WY
- As filed
- Marathon Oil Company
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lutz 1 | 12-185-03318 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Heldt, Frederick |
| Smith Jake 5 | 12-185-03295 | Other status | Other type | Siam Oil |
| Sanders Grover 2 | 12-185-03022 | Active | Oil | Hughes J M |
| Litherland J L 1-W | 12-185-01497 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Magnolia Petroleum Company |
| Leek 2 | 12-185-03130 | Other status | Other type | Cisel & Heirs Oil |
| Smith, G.P. 6 | 12-185-28192 | Active | Oil | Phipps & Blosser |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.