API 30-015-01965OrphanedOil well
Artesia Metex Unit #022
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
Feb 15, 1958
Drilling began
Completion
—
Plug date
Sep 19, 2018
Total depth
2,283 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 30-015-01965
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Environmental reclamation))
- Type
- Oil(Oil)
- County
- —
- Coordinates
- 32.72823, -104.21693
- State record #
- 30-015-01965
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig 6 5 W0da Federal Com #001h | 30-015-53454 | Other status | Gas | Mewbourne Oil Co |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-015-21338 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Sig 6 5 B2eh Federal Com #001h | 30-015-49639 | Other status | Oil | Mewbourne Oil Co |
| Winchester Federal #004 | 30-015-28007 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Chi Operating Inc |
| Sig 6 5 B2da Federal Com #001h | 30-015-48800 | Other status | Oil | Mewbourne Oil Co |
| Government S #006 | 30-015-28118 | Active | Oil | Permian Resources Operating, LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: New Mexico oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.