API 12-159-00986Plugged & abandonedOil well
Ashmore Elmire 1A
Oil well in Richland County, Illinois · operated by Pure Oil
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Jan 1, 1938
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,120 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-159-00986
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Richland
- Coordinates
- 38.62399, -88.25239
- State record #
- 121590098600
Operator
- Wells operated
- 2,920
- Active
- 231
- States
- AR, CO, IL, KY, LA, MI, MS, MT, ND, OK, PA, UT, WY
- As filed
- Pure Oil Company
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powell Cons. "B" 3 | 12-191-32407 | Active | Injection | Tehi Illinois, LLC |
| French, H. G. 1 | 12-191-03352 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Carmax Industries, Inc. |
| French 3 | 12-191-28681 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Energy Resources Corp. |
| Weber 2 | 12-191-28517 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Energy Resources Corp. |
| French H G 1 | 12-191-07403 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mitchell, T. A. Drlg. |
| Massie 1 | 12-191-31440 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Massie, Steve |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.