API 12-121-04981OrphanedOil well
Brandeberry M Z 1
Oil well in Marion County, Illinois · operated by Soil Testing Services
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 1, 1963
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,513 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-121-04981
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Marion
- Coordinates
- 38.72950, -89.09455
- State record #
- 121210498100
Operator
- Wells operated
- 72
- Active
- 7
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Soil Testing Services, Inc.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole A M Tract 12 2 | 12-121-03300 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Johnson R E |
| M & I R R Tract 13 5A | 12-121-03353 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Potter Brothers |
| Chitwood, W.O. 16 Salem U | 12-121-03283 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | The Texas Company |
| Goosecreek 1 | 12-121-05024 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Goose Creek Oil Co. |
| Helpingstine 1 | 12-121-05481 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Welker Oil Co., Ltd. |
| Helpingstine 1 | 12-121-03393 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | McGaughy, William W. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.