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API 30-025-05133Plugged & abandonedOil well

Shelton #006

Oil well in Lea County, New Mexico · operated by Scorpion Oil & Gas

Spud date

Aug 30, 1954

Drilling began

Completion

Plug date

Total depth

12,575 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
30-025-05133
Status
Plugged & abandoned(state code: Temporary Abandonment (expired))
Type
Oil(Oil)
County
Lea
Coordinates
33.07999, -103.17746
State record #
30-025-05133

Operator

Scorpion Oil & Gas

Wells operated
197
Active
181
States
AL, LA, MS, NM
As filed
Scorpion Oil & Gas, LLC

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