API 12-191-05851Plugged & abandonedOil well
Lowe-Richards 1
Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Simpkins Joe Oil Development
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Dec 1, 1952
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,162 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-05851
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.41202, -88.55564
- State record #
- 121910585100
Operator
- Wells operated
- 141
- Active
- 30
- States
- IL, KY
- As filed
- Simpkins, Joe Oil Development
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twist 7B | 12-191-07267 | Orphaned | Oil | Rock Hill & Pure Oil |
| Simpson 1 | 12-191-30851 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pawnee Oil & Gas, Inc. |
| Skillet Fork Farms 1 | 12-191-32941 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wood Energy, Inc. |
| Virgil Irwin 1 | 12-191-28520 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | IL Mid-Continent/Dee Drlg |
| Twist 2B | 12-191-00251 | Orphaned | Oil | Rock Hill & Pure Oil |
| Big Mound 1 | 12-191-32691 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Broadus, J. J. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.