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API 04-029-14279OrphanedOil well

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Oil well in Kern County, California · operated by Bennett Petroleum

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 #
04-029-14279
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Idle))
Type
Oil(OG)
Field
Mountain View
County
Kern
Coordinates
35.24389, -118.86858
State record #
197266

Operator

Bennett Petroleum

Wells operated
103
Active
3
States
CA, CO, KY, NM, NY, WY
As filed
Bennett Petroleum, Inc.

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Tejon-es 204-029-56184Plugged & abandonedOther typeTom Jones
Jacquelyne 104-029-49960Plugged & abandonedOther typeThomas E. Bartell

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