API 30-015-00939OrphanedOil well
Artesia Metex Unit #002
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 3, 1949
Drilling began
Completion
—
Plug date
Apr 4, 2018
Total depth
2,048 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 30-015-00939
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Environmental reclamation))
- Type
- Oil(Oil)
- County
- —
- Coordinates
- 32.73366, -104.23106
- State record #
- 30-015-00939
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arco Federal #003 | 30-015-33162 | Other status | Gas | Chi Operating Inc |
| Dakota 32 State Federal Com #133h | 30-015-47742 | Other status | Oil | Permian Resources Operating, LLC |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-015-01014 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-015-01011 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-015-01010 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-015-01183 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
Dataset updated . Source: New Mexico oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.