Who operates Gowdy W C 2?

Gowdy W C 2 (API 12-193-00369) is operated by The Pure Oil Company according to the Illinois regulator's registry.

Is Gowdy W C 2 plugged or still active?

Gowdy W C 2 is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Gowdy W C 2 located?

Gowdy W C 2 is in White County, Illinois at 38.01117, -88.25117.

API 12-193-00369OrphanedOil well

Gowdy W C 2

Oil well in White 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

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Drilling began

Completion

Dec 1, 1942

Plug date

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Total depth

2,827 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #: 12-193-00369
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type: Oil(OILP)
County: White
Coordinates: 38.01117, -88.25117
State record #: 121930036900

Operator

The Pure Oil

Wells operated: 1,413
Active: 113
States: AR, CA, IL, KY, ND
As filed: The Pure Oil Company

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Nearby wells

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Omaha Test 7	12-059-25071	Active	Oil	Campbell Energy, LLC
Omaha Test 17	12-059-25616	Active	Oil	Campbell Energy, LLC
Omaha Test 8	12-059-25539	Active	Oil	Campbell Energy, LLC
Sanders 2	12-059-01190	Plugged & abandoned	Injection	Calvert Drilling, Inc.
Burton Mabel 1	12-059-03378	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Zipco Oil Co.
Kinsall 2-A	12-059-24176	Active	Oil	Republic Oil Company, Inc.

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