API 30-005-62965Plugged & abandonedOil well
Kells State #002
Oil well in Chaves County, New Mexico · operated by Elk Oil
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
—
Plug date
Nov 5, 1996
Total depth
2,184 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 30-005-62965
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Plugged (site released))
- Type
- Oil(Oil)
- County
- Chaves
- Coordinates
- 33.62619, -104.15650
- State record #
- 30-005-62965
Operator
- Wells operated
- 117
- Active
- 9
- States
- CO, KS, KY, MT, ND, NM, OH, UT
- As filed
- ELK OIL CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plains Radio #001 | 30-005-00343 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cibola Energy Corp |
| Ibis Xu State Comm #003 | 30-005-62642 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Eog Y Resources, Inc. |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-005-60460 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Witz Vn State #006 | 30-005-63463 | Active | Gas | IACX Production LLC |
| Witz Vn State #002 | 30-005-62599 | Active | Gas | IACX Production LLC |
| Ibis Xu State Comm #002 | 30-005-62582 | Active | Gas | IACX Production LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: New Mexico oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.