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API 12-079-00090OrphanedOil well

Shinn, Ralph 6

Oil well in Jasper 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

Jul 1, 1941

Plug date

Total depth

2,830 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-079-00090
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Jasper
Coordinates
38.89004, -88.11951
State record #
120790009000

Operator

The Pure Oil

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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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Baird M 212-159-00287Plugged & abandonedOther typeTexaco, Inc.
Schnepper John 112-159-02259Plugged & abandonedOther typeWicklund, J. V. Dev. Co.
Scherer C 412-159-00262Plugged & abandonedOther typeThe Texas Company
Beck Clyde 112-159-02255Plugged & abandonedOilBauer, Joseph E.
Wheeler 112-159-02013Plugged & abandonedOilZanetis,John M.Estate of
Sayre Omer 2A12-159-00143ActiveInjection

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