API 12-191-28399OrphanedOil well
Van Fossan J O 2-73
Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Van Fossan Ronald L
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
Jul 26, 1974
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,703 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-28399
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OILGS)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.50140, -88.30427
- State record #
- 121912839900
Operator
- Wells operated
- 7
- Active
- 1
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Van Fossan, Ronald L.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcpherson, Lydia 4b | 12-191-06755 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Weinert, H.H., Estate |
| Webster, David 23-3 | 12-191-33201 | Active | Oil | Paragon Oil Company, Inc. |
| MacPherson B-1 | 12-191-00173 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Isle Oil Company |
| Webster, David 1-WI | 12-191-33125 | Active | Injection | Paragon Oil Company, Inc. |
| McPherson B-3 | 12-191-06654 | Orphaned | Oil | Weinert, H. H. Estate |
| McPherson 6 | 12-191-06760 | Orphaned | Oil | Weinert, H. H. Estate |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.