API 12-121-03637OrphanedOil well
W.N. Ray (Salem Unit O/A) Tract 49 7
Oil well in Marion County, Illinois · operated by Texaco
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
Jul 20, 1940
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,547 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-121-03637
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Marion
- Coordinates
- 38.59190, -88.98492
- State record #
- 121210363702
Operator
- Wells operated
- 10,522
- Active
- 267
- States
- AL, AR, CA, CO, IL, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MT, ND, NY, OH, OK, PA, UT
- As filed
- Texaco, Inc.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luchsinger H R 7 | 12-081-01632 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Humble Oil & Refining Company |
| Luchsinger H R 2 | 12-081-01484 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Humble Oil & Refining Company |
| Hawkins Hayward 1 | 12-081-00428 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Deaton & Bears |
| Hall Carl 6 | 12-081-00241 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Carter Oil Co. |
| Hall, Carl 5 | 12-081-00240 | Active | Oil | — |
| Hall Carl 13-W | 12-081-01567 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Humble Oil & Refining Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.