API 12-101-29660OrphanedOil well
Eshelman S M 30
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
Sep 19, 1987
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,600 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-101-29660
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Lawrence
- Coordinates
- 38.72848, -87.76746
- State record #
- 121012966000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siegle, Alfred P. SWD 1 | 12-101-00536 | Active | Injection | Catt, Clarence Jr. |
| Beal 7 | 12-101-01218 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Baron Investments, Inc. |
| Siegle, R. 1 | 12-101-06551 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Brinkley, Harold W. |
| West Ruark Unit Tr. 8 2-W | 12-101-03434 | Orphaned | Oil | Excel Energy Co. |
| Litherland, J. O. 1 | 12-101-03231 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ryan & Sharp |
| Weaver E B 1 | 12-101-03233 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Young, J. S. Jr. etal |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.