API 12-079-00624OrphanedOil well
Beavers, S. A. 5
Oil well in Jasper 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
Jun 14, 1955
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,875 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-079-00624
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Jasper
- Coordinates
- 38.87489, -88.14051
- State record #
- 120790062400
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter W 2 | 12-159-02324 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Texaco, Inc. |
| Elliott 1 | 12-159-02327 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kingwood Oil Co. |
| Lucas, C. E. 4 | 12-159-03244 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Union Oil Company of California |
| Lucas, C. E. 1 | 12-159-02029 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pure Oil Company |
| Winter J 3 | 12-159-02322 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Texas Company, The |
| Miller 1 | 12-159-02300 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fortney Oil & Gas |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.