API 12-191-05482OrphanedOil well
Hosselton, E. R. D-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
Oct 1, 1957
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,065 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-191-05482
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Wayne
- Coordinates
- 38.59177, -88.31593
- State record #
- 121910548202
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denny, C. Et Al 1 | 12-191-01148 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Rudy, J. W. Company |
| Curry, D.M. 1 | 12-191-00760 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gentles, Albert |
| Shelton A-2 | 12-191-30244 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mitchell, George N. Drilling Co. |
| Hunter, C. 1 | 12-191-29538 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gentles Drilling Co. |
| Blanton 3 | 12-191-30097 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mitchell, George N. Drilling Co. |
| F & W Oil B1 | 12-191-05123 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wojcicki John A |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.