NEW MEXICO · WELLS · EDDY COUNTY · API 30-015-22597 · ARTESIA DISTRICT
Empire Abo Unit #281
ActiveVertical oil well
- Operator
- Apache Corporation
- County
- Eddy
- Pool
- Empire; Abo
A vertical oil well in Eddy County, New Mexico, operated by Apache Corporation. OCD status: active.
Spudded August 24, 1978 and drilled to 6,330 ft measured depth.
Completed in one pool: Empire; Abo.
It has reported 215,957 bbl of oil, 912,165 Mcf of gas, and 1,037,758 bbl of water since December 1992; in the twelve months through August 2026, 0 bbl, 21 Mcf, and 18,942 bbl.
- 0
- bbl oil, 12 months through Aug 2026
- 21
- Mcf gas, same 12 months
- 18,942
- bbl produced water, same 12 months
- 215,957
- bbl oil since Dec 1992 · 912,165 Mcf gas
Reported production
Every month on file for this well on form C-115, summed across its pools and the operators that filed it. The newest months can still be amended.
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Empire Abo Unit #281: Oil by month.
Completions
ONE PER POOL THE WELL IS COMPLETED IN
| Pool | Status | Perforations, ft | Completed | Produced | Oil, bbl | Gas, Mcf | Water, bbl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empire; Abo | Active · Flowing | 5,776 to 5,920 | Oct 7, 2011 | Dec 1992 to Feb 2026 | 215,957 | 912,165 | 1,037,758 |
Operators of record
| Operator | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Corporation | Jan 11, 2011 | today |
| BP America Production Company | Dec 31, 2001 | Jan 11, 2011 |
| Arco Permian | Nov 1, 1978 | Dec 31, 2001 |
Well record
- API number
- 30-015-22597
- Location
- P-32-17S-28E · 200 FSL, 660 FEL
- Coordinates
- 32.78427, -104.19144 ↗
- Ground elevation
- 3,674 ft
- Measured depth
- 6,330 ft
- True vertical depth
- 6,330 ft
- Perforations
- 5,776 to 5,920 ft
- Land
- State
- Property
- Empire Abo Unit
- APD
- Approved Nov 1, 1978
- Proposed formation
- Abo
- Spudded
- Aug 24, 1978
About this data
New Mexico Oil Conservation Division (OCD), from its public database extracts. Status and type are in OCD's own words. Production and injection are what operators filed on form C-115, by well and month; twelve-month figures end in Aug 2026, the last month whose filings are in. Locations are from the well's location plat and are approximate. Nothing is estimated.
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/3001522597, documented in the API reference.