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API 12-065-00454OrphanedOil well

Layman J C A-2

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

Sep 1, 1942

Plug date

Total depth

3,062 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-065-00454
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Hamilton
Coordinates
38.00470, -88.46045
State record #
120650045400

Operator

Pure Oil

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

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Hines Etal Comm 112-165-03447Plugged & abandonedOther typeR. K. Petroleum Corp.
Barnes 112-165-01383Plugged & abandonedOther typeC. E. Skiles, Inc.
Colnon, J. T. Tr. 112-059-00385Plugged & abandonedOther typeHeath, B. M. et al
Duckworth Annie 112-059-01772Plugged & abandonedOther typeKeystone Oil Company
Tison Hrs 112-165-02583Plugged & abandonedOther typeGilliam Drilling Company
Mahoney Estate 112-165-03070Plugged & abandonedOther typeMcCullough, Richard

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