Who operates Keith E A 1A?

Keith E A 1A (API 12-191-04809) is operated by The Pure Oil Company according to the Illinois regulator's registry.

Is Keith E A 1A plugged or still active?

Keith E A 1A is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Keith E A 1A located?

Keith E A 1A is in Wayne County, Illinois at 38.48440, -88.41348.

API 12-191-04809OrphanedInjection well

Keith E A 1A

Injection 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

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Drilling began

Completion

Nov 7, 1945

Plug date

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Total depth

3,136 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #: 12-191-04809
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type: Injection(INJW)
County: Wayne
Coordinates: 38.48440, -88.41348
State record #: 121910480901

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

Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Lawrence 1	12-191-28491	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Republic Oil Company, Inc.
Turner H C 1	12-191-04443	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Peake Petroleum
Walters 1	12-191-04412	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Peake Petroleum
McLin E E 3	12-191-06790	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Harbert V H
McLin E E 2	12-191-06789	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	O'Meara & Havard
Gilham E A Etal 1	12-191-04346	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Shure Oil Corp.

Dataset updated July 2026 . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.