API 12-065-00438OrphanedOil well
Layman J C A-3
Oil well in Hamilton County, Illinois · operated by 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
Nov 1, 1942
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,770 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-065-00438
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Hamilton
- Coordinates
- 38.00117, -88.46047
- State record #
- 120650043800
Operator
- Wells operated
- 2,920
- Active
- 231
- States
- AR, CO, IL, KY, LA, MI, MS, MT, ND, OK, PA, UT, WY
- As filed
- Pure Oil Company
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gumbel Ruth T 1 | 12-059-00466 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Brehm, C. E. Drilling & Producing |
| Deal, M. 1 | 12-059-24331 | Active | Oil | Omaha Oil & Gas Ltd. |
| Bruce 1 | 12-059-00454 | Active | Oil | Petromin Corporation |
| Bruce, J.L. 1 | 12-059-01378 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Atlas Drilling Co. |
| Grisham F J 1 | 12-165-02676 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gilliam Oil Company |
| Girot, Michael 1 | 12-165-25804 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Southern Triangle Oil Co. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.