API 25-025-21043OrphanedOil well
Hickerson 31X-9
Oil well in Fallon County, Montana · operated by Wesco Operating
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
Mar 25, 1970
Plug date
—
Total depth
9,753 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 25-025-21043
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: Abandoned - Unapproved)
- Type
- Oil(Oil)
- Field
- Cupton
- County
- Fallon
- Coordinates
- 46.55078, -104.29959
- State record #
- 2502521043
Operator
- Wells operated
- 559
- Active
- 162
- States
- CO, MT, ND, UT, WY
- As filed
- Wesco Operating, Inc.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennel 42X-19CH | 25-025-21931 | Shut-in | Oil | Mmgl Mt I, LLC |
| 33-23 | 25-025-21129 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Shell Western E & P Inc. |
| Unit 33-23R | 25-025-21275 | Active | Oil | Mmgl Mt I, LLC |
| Unit 13-23H | 25-025-05326 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Denbury Onshore, LLC |
| Sinclair 33-22 | 25-025-05327 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Shell Western E & P Inc. |
| Pennel MC43-22SH | 25-025-23109 | Active | Oil | Mmgl Mt I, LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: Montana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.