Who operates May, L. J. 1?

May, L. J. 1 (API 12-049-00492) is operated by Smith Oil Assoc according to the Illinois regulator's registry.

Is May, L. J. 1 plugged or still active?

May, L. J. 1 is plugged and abandoned.

May, L. J. 1 is in Effingham County, Illinois at 39.16470, -88.77963.

API 12-049-00492Plugged & abandonedOther type well

Spud date

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Drilling began

Completion

Oct 29, 1950

Plug date

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Total depth

1,640 ft

As published by the state

API #: 12-049-00492
Status: Plugged & abandoned(state code: Dry and Abandoned, No Shows, Plugged)
Type: Other type(DAP)
County: Effingham
Coordinates: 39.16470, -88.77963
State record #: 120490049200

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Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Lindgren, H. 2	12-051-00385	Active	Oil	Minerva Oil Co.
Harper, Ola 482	12-051-25654	Orphaned	Other type	Exxon Corporation
Sather 3	12-051-01817	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Belden, W. L.
Hawkins, Wilbur 5-W	12-051-00887	Other status	Other type	Exxon Corporation
Griffith 2	12-051-00389	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Vandenbark, James H.
Bail, Florence 2	12-051-02533	Active	Oil	Luttrell, Homer

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