API 12-121-03292OrphanedOil well
Chitwood, W.O. Salem Unit O/A 36
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
Jan 1, 1939
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,070 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-121-03292
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Marion
- Coordinates
- 38.60933, -88.98445
- State record #
- 121210329200
Operator
- 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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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phelps, R. O. 1-B | 12-121-01542 | Orphaned | Oil | Ervin Drilling Company |
| Creed Ed 1 | 12-121-01440 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Schlafly, H.J. Etal. |
| McNeilly, Wyatt J. 1 | 12-121-05035 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Baldridge, N. A. |
| 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 |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.