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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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
- Wells operated
- 37
- Active
- 0
- States
- CA, CO, MT, UT
- As filed
- Empire Drilling Co.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Community 1 | 04-059-01172 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Chevron U.S.A. Inc. |
| Lease by Artesia Oil Co. of California 1 | 04-037-05142 | Orphaned | Oil | Artesia Oil Co. of California |
| Hollandia 1 | 04-037-05482 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hollandia Oil Assoc. |
| Koolhaas 1 | 04-037-05246 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | California Western Oil Co. |
| BP Core Hole 4 | 04-037-26295 | Shut-in | Other type | Chevron U.S.A. Inc. |
| Northam Station 1 | 04-037-20435 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Chevron U.S.A. Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: California oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.