API 12-079-00095Plugged & abandonedOil well
Benefiel, James 3
Oil well in Jasper County, Illinois · operated by The Pure Oil
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Nov 1, 1941
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,800 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-079-00095
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Jasper
- Coordinates
- 38.88558, -88.11104
- State record #
- 120790009500
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1,413
- Active
- 113
- States
- AR, CA, IL, KY, ND
- As filed
- The Pure Oil Company
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fritschle, W.E. 12 | 12-159-02289 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Texas Company, The |
| Hayes, H.D. 3 | 12-159-01940 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pure Oil Company |
| Voight O B B-2 | 12-159-02569 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | D. T. Drilling Co. |
| Wakefield, Frank L. A-11 | 12-159-01970 | Orphaned | Oil | Union Oil Company of CA |
| Fahs Heirs 2 | 12-159-02996 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Southern Illinois Oil Producers |
| Fahs Heirs W-1 | 12-159-02987 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Tri-State Prod. & Develop., Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.