Who operates Smith 1A?

Smith 1A (API 04-029-60779) is operated by Petro-Lud, Inc. according to the California regulator's registry.

Is Smith 1A plugged or still active?

Smith 1A is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Smith 1A located?

Smith 1A is in Kern County, California at 35.31431, -118.94126, in the Mountain View field.

API 04-029-60779OrphanedOil well

Smith 1A

Oil well in Kern County, California · operated by Petro Lud

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

Feb 1, 1980

Drilling began

Completion

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Plug date

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Total depth

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Registry record

API #: 04-029-60779
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Idle))
Type: Oil(OG)
Field: Mountain View
County: Kern
Coordinates: 35.31431, -118.94126
State record #: 197534

Operator

Petro Lud

Wells operated: 291
Active: 159
States: CA
As filed: Petro-Lud, Inc.

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Nearby wells

Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Kovacevich 1	04-029-14621	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Kovacevich 68-26	04-029-14325	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Kovacevich 58A-26	04-029-14324	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Hanson 67A-26	04-029-14323	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Hanson 57A	04-029-14322	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	The Arvin Company
Arvin A 47A-26	04-029-14320	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Chevron U.S.A. Inc.

Dataset updated July 2026 . Source: California oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.