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API 33-009-01957OrphanedOil well

Rice 3

Oil well in Bottineau County, North Dakota · operated by Empire North Dakota

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

Aug 9, 1994

Drilling began

Completion

Plug date

Total depth

3,324 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
33-009-01957
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Abandoned))
Type
Oil(OG)
Field
Zion
County
Bottineau
Coordinates
48.92081, -100.87711
State record #
13685

Operator

Empire North Dakota

Wells operated
178
Active
99
States
MT, ND
As filed
EMPIRE NORTH DAKOTA LLC

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Newburg-Spearfish-Charles Unit P-72033-009-00295ActiveOilCobra Oil & Gas Corporation
Score 133-009-01525Plugged & abandonedOilKimbark Oil & Gas Co.
Newburg-Spearfish-Charles Unit N-72033-009-00337ActiveOilCobra Oil & Gas Corporation
Newburg-Spearfish-Charles Unit L-72033-009-00350OrphanedInjectionCobra Oil & Gas Corporation
Newburg-Spearfish-Charles Unit J-72033-009-00331ActiveOilCobra Oil & Gas Corporation
Newburg-Spearfish-Charles Unit H-72033-009-00281ActiveInjectionCobra Oil & Gas Corporation

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