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API 30-015-01951OrphanedOil well

Artesia Metex Unit #013

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

Mar 25, 1959

Drilling began

Completion

Plug date

Sep 26, 2018

Total depth

2,335 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
30-015-01951
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Environmental reclamation))
Type
Oil(Oil)
County
Coordinates
32.73190, -104.21369
State record #
30-015-01951

Operator

Canyon E & P

Wells operated
228
Active
0
States
NM
As filed
CANYON E & P COMPANY

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
State A #00130-015-02331Plugged & abandonedGasBilly R Wilson-Robinson Bro Drl Inc
Pre-Ongard Well #00730-015-26557Plugged & abandonedOilPre-Ongard Well Operator
Marathon Martinez Federal #00130-015-25323Plugged & abandonedOilSundown Energy LP
Angell Ranch 36 34 Federal Com #221h30-015-57468Other statusOilV-F Petroleum Inc
Ruger 31 Federal #00130-015-33554ActiveGasMewbourne Oil Co
Angell Ranch 36 34 Federal Com #231h30-015-57433Other statusOilV-F Petroleum Inc

Dataset updated . Source: New Mexico oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.