API 12-121-03280OrphanedOil well
Chitwood, W. O. (Salem Tr. 10) 13
Oil well in Marion County, Illinois · operated by Texaco Exploration & Production
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 13, 1938
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,888 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-121-03280
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Marion
- Coordinates
- 38.61042, -88.98438
- State record #
- 121210328001
Operator
Texaco Exploration & Production
- Wells operated
- 648
- Active
- 3
- States
- AR, IL, ND, NM
- As filed
- Texaco Exploration & Production,Inc
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruggerman 1 | 12-121-00272 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Samuels & Dyke |
| Purdue 1 | 12-121-01524 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | G. A. M. Oil Company |
| Mathena, W. 1 | 12-121-26156 | Active | Oil | G. A. M. Oil Company |
| Omiotek, M. 3 | 12-121-27451 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lamb, Bob |
| Purdue 2 | 12-121-26105 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | G. A. M. Oil Company |
| Prather 1 | 12-121-26554 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | C & B Oil Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.