API 12-033-06972OrphanedOil well
Payn, Melville (98A) 65
Oil well in Crawford 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
Dec 1, 1948
Plug date
—
Total depth
612 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-033-06972
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Crawford
- Coordinates
- 39.15319, -87.92564
- State record #
- 120330697200
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1,413
- Active
- 113
- States
- AR, CA, IL, KY, ND
- As filed
- The Pure Oil Company
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applegate A-1 | 12-079-25554 | Active | Oil | Bergbower, Scott |
| Henry, Levi a/c 1 D | 12-033-08663 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marathon Oil Company |
| Henry, Levi a/c 1 K | 12-033-08767 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marathon Oil Company |
| Arnold, W. W. a/c 2 24 | 12-033-08214 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Marathon Oil Company |
| Henry, Levi A/C 1 G | 12-033-08764 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marathon Oil Company |
| Henry, Levi a/c 1 L | 12-033-08768 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marathon Oil Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.