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API 12-191-05542OrphanedOil well

Evans W H A-2

Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by The Pure 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

Sep 12, 1941

Plug date

Total depth

2,648 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-191-05542
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Wayne
Coordinates
38.58460, -88.32062
State record #
121910554200

Operator

The Pure Oil

Wells operated
1,413
Active
113
States
AR, CA, IL, KY, ND
As filed
The Pure Oil Company

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Dolton, Daniel 112-191-01179Plugged & abandonedOther typePure Oil Company
Deer Creek Unit, Dolton Emily 212-191-04137OrphanedInjectionUnion Oil Company of California
Dolton Daniel 112-191-03510OrphanedOilPartlow & Cochonour
Price 112-191-03913Plugged & abandonedOther typeLesh, D. B. Drilling
Dolton Emily 112-191-03758OrphanedOilPartlow & Cochonour
Deer Creek Unit Dolton, Daniel 312-191-06112OrphanedInjectionUnion Oil Company of California

Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.