API 12-121-03921OrphanedOil well
Fossieck, W. Tract 73 10
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
Nov 1, 1940
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,250 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-121-03921
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Marion
- Coordinates
- 38.58213, -89.00573
- State record #
- 121210392101
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dix R. & P.M. 7-R | 12-081-01664 | Active | Injection | Exxon Corporation |
| Allen W O 4-W | 12-081-01667 | Active | Injection | Humble Oil & Refining Company |
| Patton Alta 1 | 12-081-00882 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Russell, Richard L. |
| Foster Maude 8-W | 12-081-01662 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Humble Oil & Refining Company |
| Foster, Maude 9-W | 12-081-01625 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Humble Oil & Refining Company |
| Hawkins J D 1 | 12-081-01195 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | E & G Drlg. Co. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.