API 30-015-27196OrphanedOil well
Artesia Metex Unit #068
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
Dec 22, 1992
Drilling began
Completion
—
Plug date
Mar 27, 2020
Total depth
2,200 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 30-015-27196
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Environmental reclamation))
- Type
- Oil(Oil)
- County
- —
- Coordinates
- 32.72416, -104.22242
- State record #
- 30-015-27196
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State 2 Com #001 | 30-015-22948 | Active | Gas | V-F Petroleum Inc |
| Pacheco Federal #002 | 30-015-22480 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Chevron U S A Inc |
| Angel Peak 3 Fed #001 | 30-015-34744 | Active | Gas | Mewbourne Oil Co |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-015-01026 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Federal Ty #004 | 30-015-22557 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mack Energy Corp |
| Pre-Ongard Well #002 | 30-015-21635 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
Dataset updated . Source: New Mexico oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.