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API 12-191-05613OrphanedOil well

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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

Jul 20, 1941

Plug date

Total depth

3,030 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
12-191-05613
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Wayne
Coordinates
38.56833, -88.35958
State record #
121910561300

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
Johnson Comm 112-191-03973Plugged & abandonedOther typeDuncan, N. V., Est. Of
McCormick, Eugene 1-B12-191-05933Plugged & abandonedOilAbner, Raymond
McCormick E Etal 112-191-05935Plugged & abandonedOilDavis & Johnson
Johnson, R.L. 112-191-01310Plugged & abandonedInjectionPure Oil Company
N E Geff-Tubbs 712-191-07704Plugged & abandonedOilUnion Oil Company of California
Fleming F 412-191-07882Plugged & abandonedOther typeCoy Oil, Inc.

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