API 12-191-00364OrphanedOil well
Watson, M. 2
Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by The Texas
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, 1964
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,100 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-00364
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.48582, -88.52045
- State record #
- 121910036402
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1,399
- Active
- 250
- States
- AR, IL, KY, LA, MS, ND, UT
- As filed
- The Texas Company
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones E 1 | 12-191-04345 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Peake Petroleum |
| Harris 1 | 12-191-29049 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Laurent Oil Company |
| Walter, M. K. 1 | 12-191-32206 | Active | Oil | Friend, Jerry E. |
| Lyons, Raymond 1 | 12-191-03824 | Orphaned | Oil | Slagter, Arthur J., Jr. |
| Walters Mary Comm 1 | 12-191-30707 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Farrar Oil Co., Inc. |
| Meyers etal, J.H. 1 | 12-191-01468 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Noal Petroleum |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.