API 12-121-04803OrphanedOil well
Meryman-Wasem Comm O-31
Oil well in Marion County, Illinois · operated by Felmont
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 26, 1944
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,435 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-121-04803
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Marion
- Coordinates
- 38.76257, -89.10385
- State record #
- 121210480300
Operator
- Wells operated
- 334
- Active
- 8
- States
- IL, KY
- As filed
- Felmont Corporation
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beltzhoover 1 | 12-027-01636 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Smith, N. B. Drlg. Co. |
| Mason A H 1 | 12-121-03152 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Garland T J Etal |
| Seidel, Richard 1 | 12-121-05343 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hays, Rodgers W. |
| Chance 1 | 12-121-02068 | Active | Oil | Holsapple & Pursley |
| Chance-Bachman Comm 1 | 12-121-04973 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Holsapple & Pursley |
| 1027 | 12-121-05250 | Other status | Other type | Phillips Petroleum, Co. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.