API 12-121-03771OrphanedOil well
Chitwood, W. O. 22 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
Jan 1, 1938
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,816 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-121-03771
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Marion
- Coordinates
- 38.58085, -88.98827
- State record #
- 121210377100
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myers Wm D 1 | 12-081-01689 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | C. B. & M. Oil Co. |
| Bogan, Neoma 1 | 12-081-01370 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Winn, C. R. |
| Miller O K 1 | 12-081-00140 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Carter Oil Co. |
| Allen, W. O. 2-SWD | 12-081-00143 | Active | Injection | Petco Petroleum Corp. |
| Mccrary 1 | 12-081-23960 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sherman, Ernest |
| Foster, Maude 3-W | 12-081-00252 | Active | Injection | Petco Petroleum Corp. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.