API 42-431-31163OrphanedOil well
Well 42-431-31163
Oil well in Sterling 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 #
- 42-431-31163
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022)
- Type
- Oil(6)
- County
- Sterling
- Coordinates
- 31.92393, -101.18408
- State record #
- 31163
Operator
No operator of record — this is a documented orphaned well.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Well 42-173-36253 | 42-173-36253 | Active | Oil | — |
| Well 42-431-30760 | 42-431-30760 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Well 42-431-00503 | 42-431-00503 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Well 42-431-00499 | 42-431-00499 | Active | Oil | — |
| Well 42-431-10442 | 42-431-10442 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Well 42-173-31150 | 42-173-31150 | Active | Oil | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Texas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.