API 42-157-31843OrphanedOil well
Well 42-157-31843
Oil well in Fort Bend County, Texas
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.
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Registry record
- API #
- 42-157-31843
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022)
- Type
- Oil(4)
- County
- Fort Bend
- Coordinates
- 29.58371, -95.94180
- State record #
- 31843
Operator
No operator of record — this is a documented orphaned well.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Well 42-481-31613 | 42-481-31613 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | — |
| Well 42-157-30985 | 42-157-30985 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | — |
| Well 42-481-31230 | 42-481-31230 | Active | Gas | — |
| Well 42-481-31210 | 42-481-31210 | Active | Gas | — |
| Well 42-157-32072 | 42-157-32072 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Well 42-481-31805 | 42-481-31805 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Texas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.