API 12-121-01542OrphanedOil well
Phelps, R. O. 1-B
Oil well in Marion County, Illinois · operated by Ervin Drilling
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, 1955
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,165 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-121-01542
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Marion
- Coordinates
- 38.48942, -88.98520
- State record #
- 121210154200
Operator
- Wells operated
- 44
- Active
- 4
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Ervin Drilling Company
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koy 1 | 12-081-23370 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Smalley, Peter |
| Troutt, C.A. 1 | 12-081-02175 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kaufman, E.H. |
| McDuffey-Champ 1 | 12-081-01270 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Strickland, Frank L. |
| Spangler, Jacob 1 | 12-081-00313 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Yingling Bros |
| Piercy 1 | 12-081-02174 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Williams, H. S. |
| Sargent, Eugene 1 | 12-081-22975 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Collins Brothers Oil Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.