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API 04-069-20048OrphanedOil well

Olson-McDonald 2

Oil well in San Benito County, California · operated by Paul E Olsen & Sons

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

Mar 18, 1980

Drilling began

Completion

Plug date

Total depth

Registry record

API #
04-069-20048
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Idle))
Type
Oil(OG)
Field
Vallecitos
County
San Benito
Coordinates
36.52884, -120.81516
State record #
231542

Operator

Paul E Olsen & Sons

Wells operated
4
Active
0
States
CA
As filed
Paul E. Olsen & Sons

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Nearby wells

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Lease by Hamiltonian Oil Co. 104-069-00320Plugged & abandonedOther typeHamiltonian Oil Co.
Ashurst 59-1804-069-00201Plugged & abandonedOther typeL. Harry Barnett, Oper.
Lease by Homestake Oil Co. 204-069-00233Plugged & abandonedOther typeHomestake Oil Co.
Lease by Homestake Oil Co. 304-069-00234Plugged & abandonedOther typeHomestake Oil Co.
Lease by Homestake Oil Co. 404-069-00235Plugged & abandonedOther typeHomestake Oil Co.

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