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API 12-191-01072OrphanedOil well

McKenzie Cons 1

Oil well in Wayne 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

Jun 16, 1944

Plug date

Total depth

3,076 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-191-01072
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Wayne
Coordinates
38.49952, -88.29058
State record #
121910107200

Operator

The Pure Oil

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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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Bright-Sons 112-191-06634Plugged & abandonedOilHerchenroeder Etal
Shaw-Hill 112-191-06642Plugged & abandonedOilOhio Fuel Supply Company
Etta Over Comm 112-191-03452ActiveOilKeplinger C H
Ferguson H G 312-191-06628Plugged & abandonedOilWeinert, H.H., Estate
Piercy, Mary 212-191-32198Plugged & abandonedOilAnderson Gas & Oil, Inc.
Piercy, Mary 112-191-32128OrphanedOilAnderson Gas & Oil, Inc.

Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.