API 12-121-02656OrphanedOil well
Foster, V.L. 3
Oil well in Marion County, Illinois · operated by Texas Company The
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
Sep 1, 1939
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,876 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-121-02656
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Marion
- Coordinates
- 38.53950, -89.01782
- State record #
- 121210265601
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1,032
- Active
- 125
- States
- IL, MT
- As filed
- Texas Company, The
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fannon, Mary J. 2 | 12-081-01915 | Active | Oil | Oelze Equipment Co., L.L.C. |
| Lissener A S 5 | 12-081-01944 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | British-Amer. Oil Prod. |
| Dewitt Heirs 1 | 12-081-01375 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Tex Harvey Oil Co |
| Boggs, Ella - I.B.E.C. 2 | 12-081-01870 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Oelze Equipment Co., L.L.C. |
| Garren 1 | 12-081-01390 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Yingling & Beatty |
| Garren Willis 3 | 12-081-02134 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Superior Oil Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.