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API 12-121-02759OrphanedOil well

Friedrich W 15B

Oil well in Marion County, Illinois · operated by Texaco

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

Dec 1, 1939

Plug date

Total depth

1,871 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-121-02759
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Marion
Coordinates
38.54293, -88.99783
State record #
121210275900

Operator

Texaco

Wells operated
10,522
Active
267
States
AL, AR, CA, CO, IL, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MT, ND, NY, OH, OK, PA, UT
As filed
Texaco, Inc.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Hagen-Whitson Heirs 112-081-23011Plugged & abandonedOther typeDuke Resources Corp.
Hagen 1-A SWD12-081-02826Other statusOther typeBridges,Richard A.
Pfiefer, Maggie 112-081-00723Plugged & abandonedOther typeCalvert & Willis
Pfeiffer 112-081-01990Plugged & abandonedOther typeGlass, Theo G.
Hagen, Adella 112-081-22955Plugged & abandonedOther typeBridges,Richard A.
High Fred Etal 112-081-01933Plugged & abandonedOilCameron Oil Company

Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.