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API 04-029-47579OrphanedOil well

Richards 72X-22

Oil well in Kern County, California · operated by Mountain View Resources

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 #
04-029-47579
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Idle))
Type
Oil(OG)
Field
Mountain View
County
Kern
Coordinates
35.22025, -118.84486
State record #
197188

Operator

Mountain View Resources

Wells operated
9
Active
0
States
CA
As filed
Mountain View Resources, LLC

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Tejon 8-104-029-32445Plugged & abandonedOther typeThe Hall-Baker Company
Tejon Ranch Co.,a Corporation 104-029-32446Plugged & abandonedOther typeExxon Mobil Corporation
Tenneco-Superior-Sandhills 64X04-029-48683Plugged & abandonedOther typeArco Western Energy Co.
Collins 104-029-32477Plugged & abandonedOther typeB. C. Mackey
Edwin E. Prezzler, et al 104-029-32447Plugged & abandonedOther typeExxon Mobil Corporation
Claire 104-029-32442Plugged & abandonedOther typeLeroy C. Gould

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