API 42-489-31279OrphanedOil well
Well 42-489-31279
Oil well in Willacy 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 #
- 42-489-31279
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022)
- Type
- Oil(19)
- County
- Willacy
- Coordinates
- 26.50972, -97.88615
- State record #
- 31279
Operator
No operator of record — this is a documented orphaned well.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Well 42-215-33285 | 42-215-33285 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Well 42-489-30607 | 42-489-30607 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Well 42-489-30008 | 42-489-30008 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Well 42-489-00677 | 42-489-00677 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | — |
| Well 42-489-30041 | 42-489-30041 | Active | Gas | — |
| Well 42-489-31052 | 42-489-31052 | Active | Gas | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Texas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.