API 12-121-02528OrphanedOil well
Richardson, J.O. 10
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
Oct 1, 1940
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,245 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-121-02528
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Marion
- Coordinates
- 38.55590, -89.00855
- State record #
- 121210252801
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schallert, Catherine 3 | 12-081-01910 | Active | Injection | Superior Oil Company |
| Dawson H F 1 | 12-081-00680 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Superior Oil Company |
| Copple G 2 | 12-081-00650 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Indiana Farm Bureau Coop. Assoc. |
| Brake Silas E 2 | 12-081-01401 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Magnolia Petroleum Company |
| Dawson, H. F. "A" 1 | 12-081-01902 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Superior Oil Company, The |
| Schneider 1 | 12-081-00299 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dee & Jordan |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.