API 12-159-00179OrphanedOil well
Grubb, M. M. 5
Oil well in Richland 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 17, 1960
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,685 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-159-00179
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OILP)
- County
- Richland
- Coordinates
- 38.64067, -88.27945
- State record #
- 121590017901
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner 2 | 12-191-29990 | Active | Oil | Donahue Oil Company |
| Wilson J C 1 | 12-191-04331 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Black & Black Oil Co. |
| Gardner 1 | 12-191-29572 | Active | Oil | Donahue Oil Company |
| Hubble Willis 3 | 12-191-05144 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Arvin Drilling |
| Hubble, Willie 4 | 12-191-05145 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Winmar Oil Company |
| Hubble, Fred 2 | 12-191-07717 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Triple "B" Oil Producers, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.