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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

Canyon E & P

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

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Pre-Ongard Well #00130-015-20932Plugged & abandonedOilPre-Ongard Well Operator
Pre-Ongard Well #00130-015-20753Plugged & abandonedOilPre-Ongard Well Operator
Gatuna Canyon 5 Federal Com #00230-015-32652ActiveGasMewbourne Oil Co
Pre-Ongard Well #00130-015-20840Plugged & abandonedOilPre-Ongard Well Operator
Sig 6 5 B3eh Federal Com #001h30-015-53742Other statusOilMewbourne Oil Co
Winchester Federal #00230-015-27069ActiveOilBXP Operating, LLC

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