Who operates Payn, S. N. 38?

Payn, S. N. 38 (API 12-033-06994) is operated by The Pure Oil Company according to the Illinois regulator's registry.

Is Payn, S. N. 38 plugged or still active?

Payn, S. N. 38 is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Payn, S. N. 38 located?

Payn, S. N. 38 is in Crawford County, Illinois at 39.15172, -87.92187.

API 12-033-06994OrphanedInjection well

Payn, S. N. 38

Injection 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

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Drilling began

Completion

Nov 1, 1948

Plug date

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Total depth

617 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #: 12-033-06994
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type: Injection(INJ)
County: Crawford
Coordinates: 39.15172, -87.92187
State record #: 120330699400

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

Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Wiseman, E. Z.	12-079-01874	Other status	Other type	Ohio Oil Co., The
Shumaker, J. W. 19	12-033-32268	Active	Oil	Marathon Oil Company
Arnold, W. W. A/C 2 34	12-033-34756	Active	Oil	Marathon Oil Company
Arnold, W. W. a/c 3 6	12-033-00350	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Ohio Oil Co., The
Arnold, W. W. A/C 3 11	12-033-34759	Active	Oil	Marathon Oil Company
Bowen, Martha 16	12-033-31482	Active	Oil	Christa Oil Company, Inc.

Dataset updated July 2026 . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.