API 12-191-00461ActiveOil well
Ellis J W 2
Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Gulf Refining
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
May 13, 1942
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,967 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-00461
- Status
- Active(state code: Oil Producer)
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.43670, -88.68287
- State record #
- 121910046100
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1,063
- Active
- 130
- States
- AL, AR, IL, KY, MI, MS
- As filed
- Gulf Refining Company
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meyers 1 | 12-191-29434 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brehm, C. E. Drilling & Producing |
| Payne Maynard Etal 1-B | 12-191-00644 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | National Associated Petroleum Co. |
| Scott Walter 1 | 12-081-24383 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Haddad & Brooks, Inc. |
| Wilson Ray 2 | 12-081-23794 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Shakespeare Oil Co. |
| Wilson-DeMier 1 | 12-081-24625 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | DeMier Oil Company |
| Venturi 1-30 | 12-191-31886 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wilbanks Exploration, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.