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API 04-037-11725OrphanedOil well

Foster 1

Oil well in Los Angeles County, California · operated by Caltico 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

Sep 19, 1949

Drilling began

Completion

Plug date

Total depth

Registry record

API #
04-037-11725
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Idle))
Type
Oil(OG)
Field
Placerita
County
Los Angeles
Coordinates
34.39147, -118.49106
State record #
204171

Operator

Caltico Oil

Wells operated
94
Active
0
States
CA
As filed
Caltico Oil Corp.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Century Properties 104-037-21352Plugged & abandonedOther typeChevron U.S.A. Inc.
Century Properties 104-037-20352Plugged & abandonedOther typeChevron U.S.A. Inc.
Lillie 104-037-05475OrphanedOther typeH. C. Hicks
San Fernando 1-904-037-22050Plugged & abandonedOther typeUnion Oil Company of California
Lease by W. L. Alexander 104-037-05108OrphanedOilW. L. Alexander
Foothill Orchards 104-037-05423Plugged & abandonedOther typeJ. Paul Getty

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