API 12-121-04824OrphanedOil well
Wasem "A" O-40
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
May 2, 1945
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,584 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-121-04824
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Marion
- Coordinates
- 38.76060, -89.09938
- State record #
- 121210482400
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young, Jesse 2 | 12-121-04989 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Holsapple & Pursley |
| Chance 3 | 12-121-05001 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Holsapple & Pursley |
| Chance P 2 | 12-121-00508 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Texaco, Inc. |
| Chance, P. 1 | 12-121-01045 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | The Texas Company |
| Hurd 1 | 12-121-03148 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fischer, J. O. & C. M. |
| Robinson J W 1 | 12-121-03157 | Shut-in | Other type | Smith & D R Buchanan |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.