API 12-191-04965OrphanedOil well
Van Fossan, J. O. A-2
Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Union Oil Company Of California
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 18, 1990
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,832 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-04965
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.51307, -88.29177
- State record #
- 121910496503
Operator
Union Oil Company Of California
- Wells operated
- 3,476
- Active
- 119
- States
- AL, CA, CO, IL, KS, MT, ND, NY
- As filed
- Union Oil Company of California
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bass 3 | 12-191-31968 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jasper Oil Producers, Inc. |
| Bunting L H 2 | 12-191-06096 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | MacDonell Co. of Lima |
| Valley Drive-In 1 | 12-191-06107 | Active | Oil | MacDonell Co. of Lima |
| Bunnage Carl Et Al 4 | 12-191-30809 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Moore Engineering & Production Co. |
| Shaw 1 | 12-191-07551 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Zanetis,John M.Estate of |
| St Ledger B | 12-191-03481 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Davis, Alva C. Drilling Co. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.