# What does Pre-Ongard mean?
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/what-does-pre-ongard-mean/29997
**Category:** Oil & Gas Field Operations
**Created:** [July 28, 2018, 3:20pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/what-does-pre-ongard-mean/29997 "2018-07-28T15:20:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Jst4grins](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jst4grins)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2018, 3:20pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/what-does-pre-ongard-mean/29997/1 "2018-07-28T15:20:04Z")
When I look up my Section, Township, and Range in Eddy, it brings up Pre Ongard with dates on 1900. I’m looking up on OCD website. What does this mean? Thanks, Still clueless in Cali
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### Author:  [@Kitchen](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Kitchen)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2018, 6:34pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/what-does-pre-ongard-mean/29997/2 "2018-08-16T18:34:43Z")
There is a PDF on this page (linked) that explains ONGARD in detail. [http://web.ongard.state.nm.us/Home/ONGARD/Announcements.aspx](http://web.ongard.state.nm.us/Home/ONGARD/Announcements.aspx)
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### Author:  [@maxroyalty](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/maxroyalty)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2018, 2:18pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/what-does-pre-ongard-mean/29997/3 "2018-08-17T14:18:07Z")
On-Gard records go back to January of 1993 in most cases. If a well is classified as “Pre-Ongard” that means that it existed in the system and was plugged, expired, or never drilled before January of 1993.
Dave
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### Author:  [@MRFAdmin\_SV](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/MRFAdmin_SV)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2025, 7:11pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/what-does-pre-ongard-mean/29997/4 "2025-01-11T19:11:47Z")