API 30-005-60640OrphanedOil well
O'Brien Fee 18 #002
Oil well in Chaves County, 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
Jan 26, 1980
Drilling began
Completion
—
Plug date
Apr 5, 2023
Total depth
2,832 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 30-005-60640
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Both plugging and reclamation))
- Type
- Oil(Oil)
- County
- Chaves
- Coordinates
- 33.61373, -104.02316
- State record #
- 30-005-60640
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 Dq #001 | 30-005-20614 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Southwest Royalties Inc |
| Isler Federal #001 | 30-005-20388 | Active | Gas | Wespac Energy, LLC |
| Robert H Hannifin #001 | 30-005-20495 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hanson Operating Co Inc |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-005-62097 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-005-00344 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-005-00345 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
Dataset updated . Source: New Mexico oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.