API 25-083-21013OrphanedOil well
Christiansen B-1
Oil well in Richland County, Montana · operated by Empire North Dakota
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
—
Drilling began
Completion
May 7, 1968
Plug date
—
Total depth
12,865 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 25-083-21013
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: Abandoned - Unapproved)
- Type
- Oil(Oil)
- Field
- Fairview
- County
- Richland
- Coordinates
- 47.92033, -104.18464
- State record #
- 2508321013
Operator
- Wells operated
- 178
- Active
- 99
- States
- MT, ND
- As filed
- Empire North Dakota LLC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Gilbert #2 | 25-083-21069 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbus Energy Corp. |
| State 36012 | 25-083-21357 | Orphaned | Oil | White Rock Oil & Gas, LLC |
| Dynneson 32X-32 | 25-083-21909 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | SM Energy Company |
| Petersen ETAL 1 | 25-083-05010 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Rutledge Etal |
| Hay Cr Farms 1 | 25-083-21602 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Klein, Fred P. |
| Fort Gilbert 1 | 25-083-21063 | Active | Oil | Empire North Dakota LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: Montana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.