API 12-121-03285OrphanedOil well
Chitwood, W.O. 24
Oil well in Marion County, Illinois · operated by Magnolia Petroleum
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 3, 1939
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,074 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-121-03285
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Marion
- Coordinates
- 38.61134, -88.98450
- State record #
- 121210328501
Operator
- Wells operated
- 2,275
- Active
- 163
- States
- AL, IL, KY, LA, MS, ND, OK
- As filed
- Magnolia Petroleum Company
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harfield 1 | 12-121-01280 | Active | Oil | Powers, Roy R. etal |
| Ward, W.H. 1 | 12-121-01438 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Slivka, Joe & Son |
| Pitts 5 | 12-121-26653 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | G. A. M. Oil Company |
| Pitts, M. 3 | 12-121-26445 | Other status | Other type | G. A. M. Oil Company |
| Prather-Hiltibidal Community 1 | 12-121-05174 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sail Oil Co. |
| Phelps 2-C | 12-121-05223 | Orphaned | Oil | Illinois Lease Operating |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.