API 42-255-31227OrphanedOil well
Well 42-255-31227
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 #
- 42-255-31227
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022)
- Type
- Oil(4)
- County
- Karnes
- Coordinates
- 28.87272, -97.71871
- State record #
- 31227
Operator
No operator of record — this is a documented orphaned well.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Well 42-175-33977 | 42-175-33977 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Well 42-255-31040 | 42-255-31040 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Well 42-175-01761 | 42-175-01761 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Well 42-175-30351 | 42-175-30351 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | — |
| Well 42-175-32542 | 42-175-32542 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | — |
| Well 42-255-30911 | 42-255-30911 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Texas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.