API 30-015-00953OrphanedOil well
Artesia Metex Unit #046
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
May 11, 1950
Drilling began
Completion
—
Plug date
May 27, 2019
Total depth
2,151 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 30-015-00953
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Environmental reclamation))
- Type
- Oil(Oil)
- County
- —
- Coordinates
- 32.71564, -104.23553
- State record #
- 30-015-00953
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallaby 7 Federal Com #200h | 30-015-57293 | Other status | Gas | Permian Resources Operating, LLC |
| Mad Max 6 Federal Com #134h | 30-015-50054 | Other status | Oil | Permian Resources Operating, LLC |
| Mad Max 6 Federal Com #124h | 30-015-50031 | Other status | Oil | Permian Resources Operating, LLC |
| Mad Max 6 Federal Com #123h | 30-015-50033 | Other status | Oil | Permian Resources Operating, LLC |
| Yates Federal #013 | 30-015-01029 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Yates Energy Corp |
| Mad Max 6 Federal Com #133h | 30-015-53721 | Other status | Gas | Permian Resources Operating, LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: New Mexico oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.