API 30-015-02139OrphanedOil well
Artesia Metex Unit #031
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
Dec 10, 1948
Drilling began
Completion
—
Plug date
Oct 23, 2018
Total depth
2,340 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 30-015-02139
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Environmental reclamation))
- Type
- Oil(Oil)
- County
- —
- Coordinates
- 32.72457, -104.22028
- State record #
- 30-015-02139
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-015-20932 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-015-20753 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Gatuna Canyon 5 Federal Com #002 | 30-015-32652 | Active | Gas | Mewbourne Oil Co |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-015-20840 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Sig 6 5 B3eh Federal Com #001h | 30-015-53742 | Other status | Oil | Mewbourne Oil Co |
| Winchester Federal #002 | 30-015-27069 | Active | Oil | BXP Operating, LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: New Mexico oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.