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API 04-019-05378OrphanedOil well

Gatchell 77-20

Oil well in Fresno County, California · operated by Valid Energy

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

Feb 19, 1945

Drilling began

Completion

Plug date

Total depth

Registry record

API #
04-019-05378
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Idle))
Type
Oil(OG)
Field
Pleasant Valley
County
Fresno
Coordinates
36.16890, -120.24972
State record #
205117

Operator

Valid Energy

Wells operated
20
Active
0
States
CA
As filed
Valid Energy Company

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Lease by California Resources Production Corporation 6104-019-05964Shut-inOilCalifornia Resources Production Corporation
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Dataset updated . Source: California oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.