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API 04-037-13978OrphanedOil well

Swartz 1

Oil well in Los Angeles County, California · operated by Rich 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 #
04-037-13978
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Idle))
Type
Oil(OG)
Field
Playa Del Rey
County
Los Angeles
Coordinates
33.96879, -118.45856
State record #
204716

Operator

Rich Petroleum

Wells operated
1
Active
0
States
CA
As filed
Rich Petroleum Co., Ltd.

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Nearby wells

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Lease by Dominguez Properties M2-204-037-16888Plugged & abandonedOilDominguez Properties
Lease by Dominguez Properties M2-304-037-16889Plugged & abandonedOilDominguez Properties
B.C.L. 104-037-18095Plugged & abandonedOilU. S. Natural Resources, Inc.

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