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API 17-001-01820Plugged & abandonedOil well

B M Van Meter Unit 001

Oil well in Acadia County, Louisiana · operated by Forest Oil

Spud date

Oct 17, 1953

Drilling began

Completion

Feb 10, 1954

Plug date

Total depth

12,012 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
17-001-01820
Status
Plugged & abandoned(state code: PLUGGED AND ABANDONED OIL)
Type
Oil(10)
Field
Ellis
County
Acadia
Coordinates
30.28801, -92.43334
State record #
50152

Operator

Forest Oil

Wells operated
2,065
Active
108
States
AL, AR, CO, IL, KS, KY, LA, MS, MT, ND, NM, UT
As filed
FOREST OIL CORPORATION

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