API 12-159-01341OrphanedOil well
Smith C T A-1
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
Jul 16, 1944
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,002 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-159-01341
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Richland
- Coordinates
- 38.64430, -88.27965
- State record #
- 121590134100
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller, H. T. 1-SWD | 12-191-00995 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | McManmay, J. L. |
| Fredrick 3 | 12-191-00900 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Inglis, Jack Oil Prop. |
| Obold Chas 1 | 12-191-29466 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Van Fossan Oil Corp. |
| McKinney SWD Unit 1 | 12-191-29507 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Van Fossan Oil Corp. |
| McKinney, Virgil 2-WIW | 12-191-29415 | Active | Injection | Van Fossan Oil Corp. |
| McKinney, Virgil 7 | 12-191-29615 | Active | Oil | Van Fossan Oil Corp. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.