Who operates Yerks A S 4?

Yerks A S 4 (API 12-191-05870) is operated by Pure Oil Company according to the Illinois regulator's registry.

Is Yerks A S 4 plugged or still active?

Yerks A S 4 is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Yerks A S 4 located?

Yerks A S 4 is in Wayne County, Illinois at 38.45764, -88.37704.

API 12-191-05870OrphanedOil well

Yerks A S 4

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

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Drilling began

Completion

Aug 1, 1946

Plug date

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Total depth

3,090 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #: 12-191-05870
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type: Oil(OIL)
County: Wayne
Coordinates: 38.45764, -88.37704
State record #: 121910587000

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

Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Stuart 1	12-191-00619	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Anderson & Davis
Bothwell Marion 3	12-191-06938	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Nation Oil Company, The
Clark M B-2	12-191-06952	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Cities Service Oil Company
O'Daniel 1	12-191-32645	Other status	Other type	Jaguar Oil, LLC
Hodges Logan 1	12-191-30642	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Beeson, Richard W.
Clark B-1	12-191-06951	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Cities Service Oil Company

Dataset updated July 2026 . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.