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
- Wells operated
- 1,413
- Active
- 113
- States
- AR, CA, IL, KY, ND
- As filed
- The Pure Oil Company
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolton, Daniel 1 | 12-191-01179 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pure Oil Company |
| Deer Creek Unit, Dolton Emily 2 | 12-191-04137 | Orphaned | Injection | Union Oil Company of California |
| Dolton Daniel 1 | 12-191-03510 | Orphaned | Oil | Partlow & Cochonour |
| Price 1 | 12-191-03913 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lesh, D. B. Drilling |
| Dolton Emily 1 | 12-191-03758 | Orphaned | Oil | Partlow & Cochonour |
| Deer Creek Unit Dolton, Daniel 3 | 12-191-06112 | Orphaned | Injection | Union Oil Company of California |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.