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API 12-191-01177OrphanedOil well

Montgomery J M 2

Oil well in Wayne 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

Plug date

Total depth

3,126 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-191-01177
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Wayne
Coordinates
38.46117, -88.27248
State record #
121910117700

Operator

Pure Oil

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

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Jones, August 3-W12-191-29725Plugged & abandonedInjectionGeorge, T. W. Trust
Bower C S 212-191-01594Plugged & abandonedOther typeTulley & Carter
Gill, R. A. 112-191-03066Plugged & abandonedOilLewis, Elizabeth K.
Henry Arney Water Supply 112-191-28569Plugged & abandonedOther type
Jones, August 1-WI12-191-07122Plugged & abandonedInjectionGeorge, T. W. Trust
Arney Henry 412-191-07362Plugged & abandonedOilCooper, Kathryn

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