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API 12-025-02428OrphanedOil well

Smith, J. J. 2

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

Documented orphaned well. This well appears in the federal/state orphaned-well inventory — unplugged, with no solvent operator of record. See the orphan-well census for state and county totals and the $4.7B federal plugging program.

Spud date

Drilling began

Completion

Sep 20, 1980

Plug date

Total depth

3,085 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-025-02428
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Clay
Coordinates
38.60772, -88.33318
State record #
120250242802

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
Billington, C. H. 412-191-04756Plugged & abandonedOilTriple C Oil Producers, Inc.
South Cisne Cons.-Johnson, Arthur 112-191-04769Plugged & abandonedInjectionPure Oil Company
Billington, C. H. 212-191-04755Plugged & abandonedOilTriple C Oil Producers, Inc.
Johnson, Arthur 212-191-01020Plugged & abandonedOther typeTriple C Oil Producers, Inc.
South Cisne Cons.-Lane, Victor L. 112-191-04773Plugged & abandonedInjectionThe Pure Oil Company
Brunnage Floyd 112-191-29991Plugged & abandonedOther typeRocket Petroleum

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