API 30-005-20494OrphanedOil well
Paye Federal #006
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
Sep 29, 1975
Drilling began
Completion
—
Plug date
Feb 9, 2021
Total depth
3,960 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 30-005-20494
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Environmental reclamation))
- Type
- Oil(Oil)
- County
- Chaves
- Coordinates
- 33.65063, -103.78172
- State record #
- 30-005-20494
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thelma Crosby #001 | 30-005-20232 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Shell Oil Co |
| Pre-Ongard Well #002 | 30-005-20592 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Chavelea #004 | 30-005-20738 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Maralo LLC |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-025-20740 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-005-20938 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-005-20256 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
Dataset updated . Source: New Mexico oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.