API 12-159-02590OrphanedOil well
Cazel Howard B-11
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
Sep 2, 1962
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,598 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-159-02590
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Richland
- Coordinates
- 38.74902, -88.16735
- State record #
- 121590259000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dees 1 | 12-159-03080 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Murvin, John B. |
| Rule 1 | 12-159-25738 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | McKinney Oil Producer, Inc. |
| Chaffin, E.V. C-1 | 12-159-00198 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pure Oil Company |
| Dees C L 1 | 12-159-00943 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Arvin Drilling |
| Matre, Van 1 | 12-159-02997 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hudson & Mansfield |
| Guyot Cons 1 | 12-159-00731 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pure Oil Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.