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
- Wells operated
- 197
- Active
- 181
- States
- AL, LA, MS, NM
- As filed
- Scorpion Oil & Gas, LLC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf State #002 | 30-025-07269 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | E W Thornton J R Paraish |
| Easley 6 #001 | 30-025-34093 | Active | Oil | Armstrong Energy Corp |
| Minnie 6 #001 | 30-025-34216 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. |
| Gulf State #003 | 30-025-07270 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Platinum Exploration Inc |
| Pre-Ongard Well #001 | 30-025-07268 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
| Pre-Ongard Well #002 | 30-025-07274 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pre-Ongard Well Operator |
Dataset updated . Source: New Mexico oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.