API 12-121-03732OrphanedOil well
Young, W. B. 23 Salem U
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
Aug 1, 1939
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,800 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-121-03732
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Marion
- Coordinates
- 38.59770, -88.99303
- State record #
- 121210373200
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boggs Heirs 2 | 12-121-03104 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Stephans A V |
| Vangilder 2 | 12-121-03119 | Active | Oil | Frazier C E |
| Hester 2 | 12-121-26737 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sherman, Ernest |
| Oldfield Community 1 | 12-121-01824 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | George, T. W. Trust |
| Hester 4 | 12-121-26831 | Active | Oil | Sherman, Ernest |
| Smith, W. H. 1 | 12-121-05153 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Davis, David B. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.