API 30-025-30031Plugged & abandonedOil well
Sheldon 15 Federal #001
Oil well in Lea County, New Mexico · operated by Matador Production
Spud date
Aug 28, 1987
Drilling began
Completion
—
Plug date
Mar 3, 2026
Total depth
10,100 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 30-025-30031
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: Plugged (site released))
- Type
- Oil(Oil)
- County
- Lea
- Coordinates
- 32.75394, -103.64346
- State record #
- 30-025-30031
Operator
- Wells operated
- 2,355
- Active
- 612
- States
- LA, NM, WY
- As filed
- MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANY
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Dataset updated . Source: New Mexico oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.