API 12-159-00205OrphanedInjection well
Cazel, Howard (Wakefield Unit) 4-A
Injection well in Richland 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
Feb 17, 1960
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,015 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-159-00205
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Injection(INJW)
- County
- Richland
- Coordinates
- 38.76379, -88.17455
- State record #
- 121590020501
Operator
- 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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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stover Frank 1 | 12-159-01737 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Slagter, Arthur J., Jr. |
| Shafer Mary 1 | 12-159-02727 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | R. K. Petroleum Corp. |
| Grubb, Albert A-2 | 12-159-00220 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pure Oil Company |
| Stallard, George 1 | 12-159-00680 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Reliance Oil Corp. |
| Smith C T A-1 | 12-159-01341 | Orphaned | Oil | Pure Oil Company |
| Ritter, M.J. 1 | 12-159-00776 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ryan Oil Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.