API 12-121-01376OrphanedOil well
Meryman 0-12
Oil well in Marion County, Illinois · operated by Adams Oil & Gas
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
Aug 12, 1943
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,437 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-121-01376
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Marion
- Coordinates
- 38.76833, -89.10168
- State record #
- 121210137600
Operator
- Wells operated
- 178
- Active
- 17
- States
- IL, KY, MS, OH, PA
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamlin, J. 2 Tonti | 12-121-03225 | Active | Oil | Texaco, Inc. |
| Hamlin J E 4 | 12-121-03226 | Orphaned | Oil | Texaco, Inc. |
| Hamlin, J. (Tonti Unit) Tr. 2 1 | 12-121-00502 | Orphaned | Oil | The Texas Company |
| Branch, C.M. NCR-1 (TR 1) 1 | 12-121-01044 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Texaco, Inc. |
| 1030 | 12-121-05253 | Other status | Other type | Phillips Petroleum, Co. |
| Hester, Fred 2 | 12-027-02025 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jet Oil Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.