Who operates Lewis, F. W. 16?

Lewis, F. W. 16 (API 12-033-17457) is operated by Crete Oil Investments, Inc. according to the Illinois regulator's registry.

Is Lewis, F. W. 16 plugged or still active?

Lewis, F. W. 16 is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Lewis, F. W. 16 located?

Lewis, F. W. 16 is in Crawford County, Illinois at 39.09560, -87.78345.

API 12-033-17457OrphanedOil well

Lewis, F. W. 16

Oil well in Crawford County, Illinois · operated by Crete Oil Investments

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.

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Registry record

API #: 12-033-17457
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type: Oil(OIL)
County: Crawford
Coordinates: 39.09560, -87.78345
State record #: 120331745701

Operator

Crete Oil Investments

Wells operated: 486
Active: 274
States: IL
As filed: Crete Oil Investments, Inc.

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Nearby wells

Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Apple 3	12-033-12404	Other status	Other type	Flanagan
Edwards, O. F. 6	12-033-04000	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Ohio Oil Co., The
Rice, Robert 2	12-033-37561	Active	Gas	Pioneer Oil Co., Inc.
Sibley, A. G. 2	12-033-08966	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Ohio Oil Co., The
Well IL:USGSID:IL0061	IL:USGSID:IL0061	Orphaned	Unknown	—
Edwards, O. F. 7	12-033-08863	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Marathon Oil Company

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