API 12-121-02650OrphanedOil well
Foster, J. N. 2 Salem Un
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
Jan 1, 1938
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,820 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-121-02650
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Marion
- Coordinates
- 38.53585, -89.01795
- State record #
- 121210265000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 12-081-01856 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White & Vickery |
| McCoy 2 | 12-081-23849 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | C.B.C. Oil Co. |
| Wilson 1 | 12-081-01073 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cullum & Lawhead |
| Wilson Claude 1 | 12-081-01437 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kapp, Louis H., Jr. |
| Wilson-Kelley 1 | 12-081-23349 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Steinman, David E. |
| Hutchison Everett 1 | 12-081-01084 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | National Associated Petroleum Co. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.