API 12-121-27692OrphanedOil well
Ellis 2
Oil well in Marion County, Illinois · operated by Mcgehee Marshall
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
Nov 12, 1993
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,884 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-121-27692
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Marion
- Coordinates
- 38.48110, -88.70532
- State record #
- 121212769200
Operator
- Wells operated
- 5
- Active
- 1
- States
- IL
- As filed
- McGehee, Marshall
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osborn Annabelle 1 | 12-081-01303 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Superior Oil Company |
| Maxey-Brown 1 | 12-191-00650 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Miller & Smith |
| Green Roy E 1 | 12-081-02202 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bell, Kenneth C. |
| Drew et al Unit 1 | 12-081-24342 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Van Fossan Oil Corp. |
| Edmison, Stella 1 | 12-191-00409 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sinclair Wyoming Oil & Gas |
| McKinney 1 | 12-191-03450 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Carter, J. S. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.