API 12-033-06976OrphanedOil well
Payn, Melville (98A) 69
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
Jan 1, 1949
Plug date
—
Total depth
615 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-033-06976
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Crawford
- Coordinates
- 39.14856, -87.92731
- State record #
- 120330697600
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd, M. 4 | 12-033-15890 | Shut-in | Other type | Associated Oil Production Co. |
| Boyd, N. 2 | 12-033-15889 | Shut-in | Other type | Associated Oil Production Co. |
| Best, J. 16 | 12-033-15677 | Active | Oil | Kewanee & Hubbard |
| Sherrell, J. 5 | 12-033-15858 | Orphaned | Other type | Ohio Oil Co., The |
| Henry, T.W. 2 | 12-033-15794 | Shut-in | Other type | Ohio Oil Co., The |
| Mouser, H.O. 11 | 12-033-15618 | Shut-in | Other type | Ohio Oil Co., The |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.