API 12-121-00504OrphanedOil well
Hamlin, J.E. 5
Oil well in Marion County, Illinois · operated by The Texas
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
Jun 1, 1940
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,070 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-121-00504
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Marion
- Coordinates
- 38.64823, -88.98293
- State record #
- 121210050400
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1,399
- Active
- 250
- States
- AR, IL, KY, LA, MS, ND, UT
- As filed
- The Texas Company
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burge, L. T. 1 | 12-121-03018 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Smith, Milton |
| Burge L 1 | 12-121-00447 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kingwood Oil Co. |
| Fricke, F. TR 239 1 | 12-121-00160 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Texaco, Inc. |
| Fricke, F. NCT-1 10 | 12-121-02985 | Active | Oil | Texas Co., The |
| Boles H 1 | 12-121-00157 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Big Chief Drilling |
| Fyke, N. Tract 227 1 | 12-121-00970 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Texas Company, The |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.