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API 42-255-01296OrphanedOil well

Well 42-255-01296

Oil well in Karnes 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 #
42-255-01296
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022)
Type
Oil(6)
County
Karnes
Coordinates
28.85865, -97.71920
State record #
01296

Operator

No operator of record — this is a documented orphaned well.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Well 42-255-3072742-255-30727Plugged & abandonedOther type
Well 42-255-3145242-255-31452Plugged & abandonedGas
Well 42-255-3134642-255-31346Plugged & abandonedOther type
Well 42-255-3140942-255-31409Plugged & abandonedOther type
Well 42-175-3106742-175-31067Plugged & abandonedGas
Well 42-175-0144242-175-01442Plugged & abandonedGas

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