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API 12-159-02193Plugged & abandonedOil well

Rule Bertha 1

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

Spud date

Drilling began

Completion

Jan 1, 1940

Plug date

Total depth

2,960 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-159-02193
Status
Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
Type
Oil(OILP)
County
Richland
Coordinates
38.80054, -88.14869
State record #
121590219300

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
Baughman 112-159-00308Plugged & abandonedOther typeNeely Ralph H
Combs, Kenneth 112-159-02527Plugged & abandonedInjectionR. K. Petroleum Corp.
Flanders Consolidatd 212-159-01616Plugged & abandonedOther typePure Oil Company
Chaplin R. J. Comm 112-159-01719Plugged & abandonedOther typePaco Petroleum Corp.
Jennings C 212-159-01714Plugged & abandonedOther typeSlape, Don Drilling Company
Jennings C 1-A12-159-00613Plugged & abandonedOther typeHarper, R. W., Jr.

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