API 12-191-05266OrphanedOil well
Michels T R 1A
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
May 1, 1941
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,065 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-05266
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.58250, -88.38206
- State record #
- 121910526600
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C Robbins 1 | 12-191-03935 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Robinson Production Inc. |
| Shelton, N. 1 WI | 12-191-07538 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Robinson Production Inc. |
| Mullinax, Lane 1 | 12-191-03539 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Central Drlg Co |
| Mullinax 1 | 12-191-03519 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Central Drlg Co |
| Dolton Daniel 5 | 12-191-06114 | Orphaned | Oil | Pure Oil Company |
| Deer Creek Unit Dolton, Daniel 2 | 12-191-03930 | Orphaned | Injection | Union Oil Company of California |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.