API 12-173-01079OrphanedOil well
Zalman, Ed 1
Oil well in Shelby County, Illinois · operated by Belden Wl
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
Jan 1, 1957
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,978 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-173-01079
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Shelby
- Coordinates
- 39.27990, -88.63220
- State record #
- 121730107900
Operator
- Wells operated
- 185
- Active
- 53
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Belden, W. L.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruskner, Anton 38 | 12-049-22375 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pure Oil Company |
| 10-37 | 12-049-01221 | Other status | Other type | Phillips Petroleum, Co. |
| Kneirim, G. Core Hole 31 | 12-049-22368 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pure Oil Company |
| Fuenneman, Sylvester 1-B | 12-049-01060 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inland Oil Co |
| Niebrugge, Adolph 1 | 12-049-00575 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dull, Joe A. |
| Giesler 1 | 12-049-00620 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Redman, Lowell |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.