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API 04-037-05381OrphanedOil well

Gaffey 1

Oil well in Los Angeles County, California · operated by Empire Drilling

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.

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Total depth

Registry record

API #
04-037-05381
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Idle))
Type
Oil(OG)
Field
Any Field
County
Los Angeles
Coordinates
33.99476, -118.10802
State record #
1664

Operator

Empire Drilling

Wells operated
37
Active
0
States
CA, CO, MT, UT
As filed
Empire Drilling Co.

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Pacific Community 104-059-01172Plugged & abandonedOther typeChevron U.S.A. Inc.
Lease by Artesia Oil Co. of California 104-037-05142OrphanedOilArtesia Oil Co. of California
Hollandia 104-037-05482Plugged & abandonedOther typeHollandia Oil Assoc.
Koolhaas 104-037-05246Plugged & abandonedOther typeCalifornia Western Oil Co.
BP Core Hole 404-037-26295Shut-inOther typeChevron U.S.A. Inc.
Northam Station 104-037-20435Plugged & abandonedOther typeChevron U.S.A. Inc.

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