API 12-121-03970OrphanedOil well
Lee, N. L. 15 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
1,848 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-121-03970
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Marion
- Coordinates
- 38.58160, -88.99753
- State record #
- 121210397000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster, Maude 3-W | 12-081-00252 | Active | Injection | Petco Petroleum Corp. |
| Foster, Maude 2 | 12-081-00125 | Active | Oil | Carter Oil Co. |
| Dobbs 1 | 12-081-24686 | Active | Oil | Prior, John |
| Tate Rolia 1 | 12-081-01895 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pearson & Pearson |
| Allen, W. O. 1-WSW | 12-081-01773 | Other status | Other type | Petco Petroleum Corp. |
| Copple Norman 5-W | 12-081-01681 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Humble Oil & Refining Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.