API 12-191-01051Plugged & abandonedOil well
Van Fossan W L 1
Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by The Pure Oil
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
May 22, 1944
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,135 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-01051
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Oil Producer, Plugged)
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.52656, -88.27907
- State record #
- 121910105100
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1,413
- Active
- 113
- States
- AR, CA, IL, KY, ND
- As filed
- The Pure Oil Company
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smyser 3 | 12-191-03006 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Horn & Faulkner Petr |
| Smysor 2 | 12-191-06036 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hern & Faulkner Pet |
| Sullivan B Etal 1 | 12-191-03146 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Skiles Oil Corporation |
| Alfred 3 | 12-191-06602 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Collins Brothers Oil Company |
| Holt Horace 2 | 12-191-03122 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Skiles Oil Corporation |
| Gash Pauline 2 | 12-191-30122 | Orphaned | Oil | Maybe Oil, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.