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API 04-029-08765OrphanedOil well

Needham-Bloemer 16

Oil well in Kern County, California · operated by Citadel Exploration

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 #
04-029-08765
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Active))
Type
Oil(OG)
Field
Kern Bluff
County
Kern
Coordinates
35.41441, -118.90899
State record #
107607

Operator

Citadel Exploration

Wells operated
40
Active
0
States
CA
As filed
Citadel Exploration Inc.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Nance 304-029-14201Plugged & abandonedOilAtlantic Oil Company
Sevenex 304-029-14314Shut-inOilGolden Valley Energy, LLC
Lawson-Bennet 26-104-029-00774ActiveOilC & M Oil Co. & Investments
Nance 404-029-00542Plugged & abandonedOilAtlantic Oil Company
Bloemer 104-029-00929ActiveOilCaballero Operations LLC
Apoc 104-030-02361Other statusOilAntelope Plateau Oil Co.

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