API 30-015-00940OrphanedOil well
Artesia Metex Unit #001
Oil well in New Mexico · operated by Canyon E & P
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
Apr 23, 1949
Drilling began
Completion
—
Plug date
Apr 2, 2018
Total depth
2,048 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 30-015-00940
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Environmental reclamation))
- Type
- Oil(Oil)
- County
- —
- Coordinates
- 32.73729, -104.23107
- State record #
- 30-015-00940
Operator
- Wells operated
- 228
- Active
- 0
- States
- NM
- As filed
- CANYON E & P COMPANY
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uluru 35 Federal State Com #133h | 30-015-49613 | Other status | Oil | Permian Resources Operating, LLC |
| Uluru 35 Federal State Com #132h | 30-015-49658 | Other status | Oil | Permian Resources Operating, LLC |
| Uluru 35 Federal State Com #131h | 30-015-49614 | Other status | Oil | Permian Resources Operating, LLC |
| State 32 Com #002 | 30-015-33467 | Active | Gas | Permian Resources Operating, LLC |
| Pacheco Federal Com #003 | 30-015-22612 | Active | Gas | Permian Resources Operating, LLC |
| Pre-Ongard Well #004 | 30-015-22869 | Other status | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
Dataset updated . Source: New Mexico oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.