Who operates Cravens B 1-A?

Cravens B 1-A (API 12-191-29817) is operated by Shulman Bros & Paul according to the Illinois regulator's registry.

Is Cravens B 1-A plugged or still active?

Cravens B 1-A is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Cravens B 1-A located?

Cravens B 1-A is in Wayne County, Illinois at 38.47552, -88.42263.

API 12-191-29817OrphanedOil well

Cravens B 1-A

Oil well in Wayne County, Illinois · operated by Shulman Bros & Paul

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

Nov 10, 1980

Plug date

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Total depth

3,209 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #: 12-191-29817
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type: Oil(OIL)
County: Wayne
Coordinates: 38.47552, -88.42263
State record #: 121912981700

Operator

Shulman Bros & Paul

Wells operated: 48
Active: 1
States: IL

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Nearby wells

Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Wood Arthur 3	12-191-06916	Plugged & abandoned	Injection	Robinson & Puckett, Inc.
Mann Edward Etal 1	12-191-01506	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Weinert, H.H., Estate
Higginson Sam 1	12-191-30739	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Heflin Oil Co.
Bunting 1	12-191-31845	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Republic Oil Company, Inc.
Zurliene D-2	12-191-31920	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Friend, Jerry E.
Wood, Arthur 2	12-191-06915	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Robinson & Puckett

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