API 30-005-20556OrphanedOil well
Cato San Andres Unit #204
Oil well in Chaves County, New Mexico · operated by Cano Petro Of New Mexico
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 25, 1976
Drilling began
Completion
—
Plug date
Jan 31, 2025
Total depth
3,355 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 30-005-20556
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Both plugging and reclamation))
- Type
- Oil(Oil)
- County
- Chaves
- Coordinates
- 33.54923, -103.91427
- State record #
- 30-005-20556
Operator
- Wells operated
- 348
- Active
- 0
- States
- NM
- As filed
- CANO PETRO OF NEW MEXICO, INC.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-005-61051 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Exxon Federal #001 | 30-005-60551 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Three Rivers Operating Company LLC |
| Midwest Federal #003 | 30-005-60524 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Central Resources Inc |
| Midwest Federal #002 | 30-005-60464 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Three Rivers Operating Company LLC |
| Andrew Fee #002 | 30-005-63610 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Elk Oil Co |
| Andrew Fee #003 | 30-005-63611 | Other status | Oil | Elk Oil Co |
Dataset updated . Source: New Mexico oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.