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API 12-191-05278Plugged & abandonedOil well

Michels A E C-3

Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by The Pure Oil

Spud date

Drilling began

Completion

Oct 5, 1944

Plug date

Total depth

2,965 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-191-05278
Status
Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
Type
Oil(OILP)
County
Wayne
Coordinates
38.57624, -88.38426
State record #
121910527800

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

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Deer Creek Unit - W.S. 112-191-07639Plugged & abandonedOther typeUnion Oil Company of California
Cisne Unit 212-191-07863Plugged & abandonedInjectionTamarack Petroleum Co.
Barnard Roscoe A-112-191-01305Plugged & abandonedInjectionGeneral American Oil Co.
Barnard Roscoe B-112-191-03971Plugged & abandonedOilPure Oil Company
Cisne W G 612-191-05904Plugged & abandonedOilNation Oil Company, The
Cisne, W.G. 112-191-01304Plugged & abandonedOilNation Oil & Duncan

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