API 12-159-01856Plugged & abandonedOil well
Porter, C P 3
Oil well in Richland County, Illinois · operated by Pure Oil
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Feb 1, 1955
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,915 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-159-01856
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Richland
- Coordinates
- 38.80750, -88.16545
- State record #
- 121590185600
Operator
- 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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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myers, Jesse 1 | 12-159-24231 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ernest Exploration, Inc. |
| Brant Frances M 1 | 12-159-00055 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Frazier & Speed |
| Van Blaracum, Clair 1 | 12-159-00396 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Moore Baxter S |
| Park, E. E. 1 | 12-159-01317 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Robinson & Gordon |
| Alvord M I 1 | 12-159-01479 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pure Oil Company |
| Schonert, Walter 1-WS | 12-159-25241 | Other status | Other type | Yockey, Frank |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.