API 04-029-49344OrphanedOil well
Witmer B-USL West 1-1
Oil well in Kern County, California · operated by Western States International
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 #
- 04-029-49344
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Idle))
- Type
- Oil(OG)
- Field
- Kern Front
- County
- Kern
- Coordinates
- 35.52964, -119.04589
- State record #
- 108101
Operator
- Wells operated
- 19
- Active
- 0
- States
- CA
- As filed
- Western States International, Inc.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NW Unit 8 | 04-029-08444 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Dole Enterprises, Inc. |
| NW Unit 9 | 04-029-08445 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Dole Enterprises, Inc. |
| Hayes 1 | 04-029-08443 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Charles W. Hinesley |
| Lease by Benjamin D. Leverett, Operator 1-14 | 04-029-54701 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Benjamin D. Leverett, Operator |
| Hayes 32X | 04-029-52331 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Arco Western Energy Co. |
| Kapeg 14-22 | 04-030-50493 | Other status | Oil | Dole Enterprises, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: California oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.