API 30-015-00955OrphanedOil well
Artesia Metex Unit #047
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
Nov 16, 1950
Drilling began
Completion
—
Plug date
Jun 19, 2019
Total depth
2,006 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 30-015-00955
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Environmental reclamation))
- Type
- Oil(Oil)
- County
- —
- Coordinates
- 32.71738, -104.22990
- State record #
- 30-015-00955
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antongiovanni Mj Federal #001 | 30-015-23180 | Active | Gas | Eog Resources Inc |
| Government S #003 | 30-015-27839 | Active | Oil | Permian Resources Operating, LLC |
| Government S #007 | 30-015-28504 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Oxy USA Wtp Limited Partnership |
| Dama Dorada 1 3 Federal Com #628h | 30-015-55787 | Other status | Oil | Mewbourne Oil Co |
| Dama Dorada 1 3 Federal Com #626h | 30-015-55788 | Other status | Oil | Mewbourne Oil Co |
| Shark Week 12 10 Federal Com #622h | 30-015-57188 | Other status | Oil | Mewbourne Oil Co |
Dataset updated . Source: New Mexico oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.