API 30-015-00962OrphanedOil well
Artesia Metex Unit #026
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 9, 1950
Drilling began
Completion
—
Plug date
Nov 16, 2018
Total depth
1,991 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 30-015-00962
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Environmental reclamation))
- Type
- Oil(Oil)
- County
- —
- Coordinates
- 32.72474, -104.24174
- State record #
- 30-015-00962
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government S #005 | 30-015-27885 | Active | Oil | Permian Resources Operating, LLC |
| Dama Dorada 1 3 Federal Com #523h | 30-015-58279 | Other status | Oil | Mewbourne Oil Co |
| Dama Dorada 1 3 Federal Com #623h | 30-015-57587 | Other status | Oil | Mewbourne Oil Co |
| Pre-Ongard Well #003 | 30-015-10732 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Dama Dorada 1 3 Federal Com #621h | 30-015-57586 | Other status | Oil | Mewbourne Oil Co |
| Angel Draw 2 State Com #003 | 30-015-34098 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Mewbourne Oil Co |
Dataset updated . Source: New Mexico oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.