API 30-015-02142OrphanedOil well
Artesia Metex Unit #043
Oil well in Eddy County, 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
Sep 17, 1948
Drilling began
Completion
—
Plug date
Jun 28, 2023
Total depth
2,079 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 30-015-02142
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Both plugging and reclamation))
- Type
- Oil(Oil)
- County
- Eddy
- Coordinates
- 32.72101, -104.21370
- State record #
- 30-015-02142
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 | 30-015-20911 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Pre-Ongard Well #002 | 30-015-01021 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Yates Federal #005 | 30-015-01179 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Yates Energy Corp |
| 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. |
Dataset updated . Source: New Mexico oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.