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API 30-015-00949OrphanedOil well

Artesia Metex Unit #059

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

Apr 10, 1960

Drilling began

Completion

Plug date

Mar 6, 2020

Total depth

11,208 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
30-015-00949
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Environmental reclamation))
Type
Oil(Oil)
County
Coordinates
32.71653, -104.23434
State record #
30-015-00949

Operator

Canyon E & P

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

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Nearby wells

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Yates Federal #00930-015-01027Plugged & abandonedOilSaber Oil & Gas Ventures, LLC
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Yates Federal #00230-015-01176Plugged & abandonedOilGuadalupe Operating Llp
Mad Max 6 Federal Com #202h30-015-53722Other statusGasPermian Resources Operating, LLC
Pre-Ongard Well #00830-015-01178Plugged & abandonedOilPre-Ongard Well Operator

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