API 12-121-00548OrphanedOil well
Young, N. 12 Salem U
Oil well in Marion County, Illinois · operated by Texaco
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 1, 1900
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,890 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-121-00548
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Marion
- Coordinates
- 38.59833, -88.99695
- State record #
- 121210054800
Operator
- Wells operated
- 10,522
- Active
- 267
- States
- AL, AR, CA, CO, IL, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MT, ND, NY, OH, OK, PA, UT
- As filed
- Texaco, Inc.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oldfield Community 1 | 12-121-01824 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | George, T. W. Trust |
| Hester 4 | 12-121-26831 | Active | Oil | Sherman, Ernest |
| Smith, W. H. 1 | 12-121-05153 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Davis, David B. |
| Keele Comm 1 | 12-121-01040 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Oil, Inc. |
| Wimberly, Loyd 1 | 12-121-01901 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hurt, James T. |
| Purdue 1 | 12-121-26637 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | G & F Oil Explor., Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.