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API 12-159-00151Plugged & abandonedOil well

Murvin W G B-1

Oil well in Richland County, Illinois · operated by Pure Oil

Spud date

Drilling began

Completion

Mar 1, 1942

Plug date

Total depth

2,710 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-159-00151
Status
Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
Type
Oil(OILP)
County
Richland
Coordinates
38.75770, -88.20352
State record #
121590015100

Operator

Pure Oil

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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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Jennings Morris 112-159-24101Plugged & abandonedOther typeMarks Explor. & Drlg.
Jennings J 112-159-00707Plugged & abandonedOther typeMcDowell & Murvin
Pierce, J. R. 112-025-02172Plugged & abandonedOther typeSmith, N. B. Drlg. Co.
Deck L M Etal 112-159-01042Plugged & abandonedOther typeHurst, Harry, Jr.
Moseley, B. W.- Weiler Schl. Cons. B-1212-025-26455Plugged & abandonedOilUnion Oil Company of California
Van Blaricum 112-159-00592Plugged & abandonedOther typeBooth, Charles E.

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