API 12-101-29794OrphanedOil well
Ridgely, M.E. A/C 2 8
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
May 26, 1988
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,575 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-101-29794
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Lawrence
- Coordinates
- 38.77997, -87.77733
- State record #
- 121012979400
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leighty E 10 | 12-101-05259 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ohio Oil Co., The |
| Leighty, E. a/c 1 41 | 12-101-04051 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Ohio Oil Co., The |
| Ryan, G. L. A/C 3 48 | 12-101-30548 | Active | Oil | Marathon Oil Company |
| Vandermark, A. 44 | 12-101-30626 | Active | Oil | Marathon Oil Company |
| Vandermark, A. 45 | 12-101-30129 | Active | Oil | Marathon Oil Company |
| Leighty, E. a/c 1 (Fillmore Unit) J-4 | 12-101-27562 | Active | Injection | Marathon Oil Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.