API 12-121-26484OrphanedOil well
Blankenship et al Community 4
Oil well in Marion County, Illinois · operated by Ego 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
Apr 11, 1981
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,270 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-121-26484
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Marion
- Coordinates
- 38.49693, -88.82753
- State record #
- 121212648400
Operator
- Wells operated
- 177
- Active
- 23
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Ego Oil Company
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiegand-Case 1 | 12-081-01627 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dunnill, John F. |
| Byars Wilroy A-1 | 12-081-01495 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Loudon Pipeline Company |
| Hill-Johnson Com 1 | 12-081-01477 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Strickland, Frank L. |
| Butts, Community 3 | 12-081-01750 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | McEndree, Eber |
| Butts Com 1 | 12-081-01476 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Strickland, Frank L. |
| Mulch George 2 | 12-081-01029 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Niagara Oil Co. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.