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API 12-121-03274OrphanedOil well

Chitwood, W. O. 3 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

Plug date

Total depth

1,890 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-121-03274
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Marion
Coordinates
38.60985, -88.99415
State record #
121210327400

Operator

The Texas

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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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
McNeilly, Wyatt J. 112-121-05035Plugged & abandonedOther typeBaldridge, N. A.
Bruggerman 112-121-00272Plugged & abandonedOther typeSamuels & Dyke
Purdue 112-121-01524Plugged & abandonedOilG. A. M. Oil Company
Mathena, W. 112-121-26156ActiveOilG. A. M. Oil Company
Omiotek, M. 312-121-27451Plugged & abandonedOther typeLamb, Bob
Purdue 212-121-26105Plugged & abandonedOilG. A. M. Oil Company

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