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API 30-005-60804OrphanedOil well

O'Brien Fee 19 #006

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

Nov 3, 1980

Drilling began

Completion

Plug date

Feb 6, 2023

Total depth

2,800 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
30-005-60804
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Both plugging and reclamation))
Type
Oil(Oil)
County
Chaves
Coordinates
33.60467, -104.02321
State record #
30-005-60804

Operator

Canyon E & P

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

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Pre-Ongard Well #00230-005-20411Plugged & abandonedOilPre-Ongard Well Operator
Pre-Ongard Well #02330-005-10265Plugged & abandonedOther typePre-Ongard Well Operator
Pre-Ongard Well #02430-005-10266Plugged & abandonedOther typePre-Ongard Well Operator
Pre-Ongard Well #02530-005-10267Plugged & abandonedOther typePre-Ongard Well Operator
Pre-Ongard Well #00130-005-61789Plugged & abandonedOilPre-Ongard Well Operator
Pre-Ongard Well #00530-005-20962Other statusOilPre-Ongard Well Operator

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