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API 30-015-00959OrphanedInjection well

Artesia Metex Unit #045

Injection 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 15, 1951

Drilling began

Completion

Plug date

Jun 28, 2023

Total depth

2,122 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
30-015-00959
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Both plugging and reclamation))
Type
Injection(Injection)
County
Eddy
Coordinates
32.71659, -104.23873
State record #
30-015-00959

Operator

Canyon E & P

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

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