API 12-121-03487OrphanedOil well
Young Heirs 8
Oil well in Marion County, Illinois · operated by Curry 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
Feb 1, 1940
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,421 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-121-03487
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Marion
- Coordinates
- 38.59558, -88.99733
- State record #
- 121210348700
Operator
- Wells operated
- 3
- Active
- 0
- States
- IL
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinclair 1 | 12-081-23946 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | G & F Oil Explor., Inc. |
| Sinclair Clarence 1 | 12-081-01980 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Smith, Milton |
| Howard Belle 1 | 12-081-00309 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Deaton & Bears |
| Maxwell-Kell & Jones 1 | 12-081-23698 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gentles Drilling Co. |
| Wimberly Vina J 1 | 12-081-01746 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | McEndree, Eber |
| Milton, Mona 1 | 12-121-00455 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Baldridge, N. A. Drlg. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.