API 30-015-01191OrphanedOil well
Artesia Metex Unit #050
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
Aug 10, 1954
Drilling began
Completion
—
Plug date
Jun 5, 2019
Total depth
2,134 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 30-015-01191
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Environmental reclamation))
- Type
- Oil(Oil)
- County
- —
- Coordinates
- 32.71414, -104.24602
- State record #
- 30-015-01191
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government Ab #010 | 30-015-28094 | Other status | Oil | Oxy USA Inc |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-015-00351 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Burton Flat 7 Federal #005h | 30-015-38391 | Other status | Oil | Mewbourne Oil Co |
| Federal V Com #005h | 30-015-38376 | Other status | Oil | Mewbourne Oil Co |
| Pre-Ongard Well #009 | 30-015-10094 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Government Ab #009 | 30-015-27964 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Permian Resources Operating, LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: New Mexico oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.