API 12-159-02403OrphanedOil well
Utterback, Nile A-1
Oil 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
May 1, 1941
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,858 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-159-02403
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Richland
- Coordinates
- 38.84293, -88.12965
- State record #
- 121590240300
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coen John O 35 | 12-159-01384 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pure Oil Company |
| Coen John O 44 | 12-159-00741 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Pure Oil Company |
| Palmer-Taylor 19 | 12-159-23736 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union Oil Company of California |
| Montgomery C T B-13 | 12-159-01402 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Pure Oil Company |
| Palmer-Taylor 14 | 12-159-00742 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | — |
| Diesser, Gary 1 | 12-159-24696 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Monrae Oil & Gas, Ltd. |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.