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API 12-121-03734OrphanedOil well

Young, W.B. 27

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

Apr 2, 1943

Plug date

Total depth

2,260 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-121-03734
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Marion
Coordinates
38.59537, -88.98843
State record #
121210373401

Operator

Magnolia Petroleum

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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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
McDaniel 112-081-23852Other statusOther typeG & F Oil Explor., Inc.
Sinclair 112-081-23946Plugged & abandonedOther typeG & F Oil Explor., Inc.
Sinclair Clarence 112-081-01980Plugged & abandonedOther typeSmith, Milton
Howard Belle 112-081-00309Plugged & abandonedOilDeaton & Bears
Maxwell-Kell & Jones 112-081-23698Plugged & abandonedOther typeGentles Drilling Co.
Wimberly Vina J 112-081-01746Plugged & abandonedOther typeMcEndree, Eber

Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.