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API 04-039-00156OrphanedOther type well

Lease by F. A. Rife & Co. 1

Other type well in Madera County, California · operated by Fa Rife &

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

Jan 1, 1917

Drilling began

Completion

Plug date

Total depth

Registry record

API #
04-039-00156
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Idle))
Type
Other type(DH)
Field
Any Field
County
Madera
Coordinates
36.89061, -119.82093
State record #
8603

Operator

Fa Rife &

Wells operated
1
Active
0
States
CA
As filed
F. A. Rife & Co.

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