API 12-193-06783OrphanedOil well
Welch, L. E. 3
Oil well in White County, Illinois · operated by Falcon Oil
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
Oct 1, 1954
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,997 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-193-06783
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- White
- Coordinates
- 37.93190, -88.30163
- State record #
- 121930678300
Operator
- Wells operated
- 38
- Active
- 2
- States
- IL, KY, LA, MS, OK, WY
- As filed
- Falcon Oil Corporation
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcguire Pauline 35-23 | 12-059-24007 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Juniper Petroleum Corp. |
| Hoffman 1-A | 12-059-02332 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Tri-State Drilling Company, Inc. |
| Murphy, Daniel 1 | 12-059-01850 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Tri-State Drilling Company, Inc. |
| Pittman 1 | 12-059-02155 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gallagher, Victor R. |
| Jackson Josiah 1 | 12-059-01382 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Felmont Corporation |
| Dunn Francis 1 | 12-059-01744 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Redwine, Nash |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.