API 30-015-00951OrphanedOil well
Artesia Metex Unit #027
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 7, 1950
Drilling began
Completion
—
Plug date
Nov 9, 2018
Total depth
2,040 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 30-015-00951
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Environmental reclamation))
- Type
- Oil(Oil)
- County
- —
- Coordinates
- 32.72288, -104.23749
- State record #
- 30-015-00951
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angell 6 Federal #006 | 30-015-30458 | Other status | Oil | Devon Energy Production Co. |
| Angell 6 Federal #006q | 30-015-31573 | Other status | Oil | Devon Energy Production Company, LP |
| Angell 6 Federal #005 | 30-015-30432 | Other status | Oil | Devon Energy Production Co. |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-015-10033 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-015-01174 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Yates Federal #015 | 30-015-01020 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Yates Energy Corp |
Dataset updated . Source: New Mexico oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.