API 12-101-27843OrphanedOil well
Saltsgaver etal Unit 1
Oil well in Lawrence County, Illinois · operated by Buckeye Coal
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 26, 1976
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,256 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-101-27843
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Lawrence
- Coordinates
- 38.56943, -87.73782
- State record #
- 121012784301
Operator
- Wells operated
- 6
- Active
- 2
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Buckeye Coal Company, Inc.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimmerman Jacob B 1 | 12-185-02312 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | George & Wrather Oil |
| Brace etal Unit 1 | 12-185-27691 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Puntney Engineering Inc. |
| Fox | IN:121908 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Wabash Co Poor Farm 2 | 12-185-00775 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Olds Oil & Chemical Corp. |
| Newton - Orr Unit | IN:121858 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Newton | IN:121918 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.