API 04-069-00189OrphanedOil well
McDonald 2
Oil well in San Benito County, California · operated by Commercial 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
May 30, 1952
Drilling began
Completion
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Plug date
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Total depth
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Registry record
- API #
- 04-069-00189
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Idle))
- Type
- Oil(OG)
- Field
- Vallecitos
- County
- San Benito
- Coordinates
- 36.52939, -120.82908
- State record #
- 231543
Operator
- Wells operated
- 40
- Active
- 0
- States
- CA, IL, KS, WY
- As filed
- Commercial Oil Co.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lease by Fresno-San Benito Oil Co. 1 | 04-069-00319 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fresno-San Benito Oil Co. |
| Lease by Hamiltonian Oil Co. 1 | 04-069-00320 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamiltonian Oil Co. |
| Lease by Homestake Oil Co. 2 | 04-069-00233 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Homestake Oil Co. |
| Lease by Homestake Oil Co. 3 | 04-069-00234 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Homestake Oil Co. |
| Lease by Homestake Oil Co. 4 | 04-069-00235 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Homestake Oil Co. |
| Neaves-Vallecitos 3 | 04-069-00247 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Neaves Petro. Developments |
Dataset updated . Source: California oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.