API 33-009-00957OrphanedOil well
Ralph Smith 1
Oil well in Bottineau County, North Dakota · operated by Murex Petroleum
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 22, 1966
Drilling began
Completion
—
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,898 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 33-009-00957
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Abandoned))
- Type
- Oil(OG)
- Field
- North Haas
- County
- Bottineau
- Coordinates
- 48.93127, -101.31364
- State record #
- 4187
Operator
- Wells operated
- 350
- Active
- 221
- States
- MT, ND
- As filed
- MUREX PETROLEUM CORPORATION
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peterson 1 | 33-009-01580 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Formentera Operations, LLC |
| Bronderslev 4h | 33-009-01983 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Formentera Operations, LLC |
| Greek-State 10-36 | 33-009-01195 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kissinger Petroleum Corp. |
| William Stewart 1 | 33-009-00217 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Davis Oil Co. |
| Wm. Witteman 1 | 33-009-01516 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Great American Royalties, Inc. |
| Greek 1 | 33-009-00164 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lowell J. Williamson, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: North Dakota oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.