API 12-121-26315OrphanedOther type well
Shelton - Lowery 1
Other type well in Marion County, Illinois · operated by Welker Oil
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
Oct 22, 1980
Plug date
—
Total depth
4,700 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-121-26315
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Other type(DAP)
- County
- Marion
- Coordinates
- 38.83318, -89.24104
- State record #
- 121212631500
Operator
- Wells operated
- 100
- Active
- 8
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Welker Oil Co., Ltd.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams 1 | 12-121-05296 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Redman, Lowell |
| Kruep, Henry 1 | 12-027-01751 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Goldschmidt, E. J. |
| Kruep 5 | 12-027-02911 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Goldschmidt, E. J. |
| Kruep, Henry 2 | 12-027-02910 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Goldschmidt, E. J. |
| Wade 1 | 12-027-02912 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Goldschmidt, E. J. |
| Ducomb | 12-027-00177 | Other status | Other type | Ewing & Marquis |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.