API 12-159-02422OrphanedOil well
Whetstone, William 2
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 1, 1941
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,880 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-159-02422
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Richland
- Coordinates
- 38.84188, -88.13320
- State record #
- 121590242200
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snyder, Anna M. 14 | 12-159-02743 | Active | Oil | Union Oil Company of California |
| Nichols 1 | 12-159-23696 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Black & Black Oil Co. |
| Snyder M 7 | 12-159-00201 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pure Oil Company |
| Coen, John O. 89 | 12-159-25963 | Orphaned | Oil | Elysium Energy, L.L.C. |
| Coen, John O. 62 | 12-159-02761 | Active | Injection | Union Oil Company of CA |
| Coen, John O. 61 | 12-159-02748 | Active | Injection | Union Oil Company of CA |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.