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API 30-015-01949OrphanedOil well

Artesia Metex Unit #024

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

May 1, 1949

Drilling began

Completion

Plug date

Oct 10, 2018

Total depth

2,145 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
30-015-01949
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Environmental reclamation))
Type
Oil(Oil)
County
Coordinates
32.72736, -104.21371
State record #
30-015-01949

Operator

Canyon E & P

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

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Federal Ty #00130-015-10408Plugged & abandonedOilMack Energy Corp
Pre-Ongard Well #00230-015-10434Plugged & abandonedOilPre-Ongard Well Operator
Pre-Ongard Well #00330-015-10406Plugged & abandonedOilPre-Ongard Well Operator

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