API 12-159-01026Plugged & abandonedOil well
Howard J C A-3
Oil well in Richland County, Illinois · operated by Pure Oil
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Jul 1, 1946
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,184 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-159-01026
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Richland
- Coordinates
- 38.60621, -88.15502
- State record #
- 121590102600
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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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tribe-Mckibben 1 | 12-191-30650 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Farrar Oil Co., Inc. |
| Madding, C. N. A-1 | 12-191-31876 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ernest Exploration, Inc. |
| Bond A 1 | 12-191-01141 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Davis, C. G. |
| Merrick, Frank 2 | 12-191-03235 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Davis, Alva C. Drilling Co. |
| Best V & W 4 | 12-191-03299 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jackson & Wrather Oil Co. |
| Best V & W 2 | 12-191-03241 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jackson & Wrather Oil Co. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.