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API 42-285-31729OrphanedOil well

Well 42-285-31729

Oil well in Lavaca 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 #
42-285-31729
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022)
Type
Oil(4)
County
Lavaca
Coordinates
29.49612, -97.02025
State record #
31729

Operator

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

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Well 42-285-3373642-285-33736ActiveGas
Well 42-285-3153242-285-31532ActiveOil
Well 42-285-3337042-285-33370Plugged & abandonedOther type
Well 42-285-3122242-285-31222Plugged & abandonedGas
Well 42-285-3277342-285-32773Plugged & abandonedOther type
Well 42-285-3173542-285-31735Plugged & abandonedGas

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