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API 17-017-08784OrphanedOil well

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Oil well in Caddo County, Louisiana · operated by Ross Exploration

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.

Spud date

Apr 26, 1953

Drilling began

Completion

Jun 22, 1953

Plug date

Total depth

1,538 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
17-017-08784
Status
Orphaned(state code: PLUGGED AND ABANDONED OIL)
Type
Oil(10)
Field
Caddo Pine Island
County
Caddo
Coordinates
32.78660, -93.92106
State record #
48619

Operator

Ross Exploration

Wells operated
156
Active
15
States
AR, KY, LA, PA, WV
As filed
ROSS EXPLORATION, INC.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
G H Woolf-Grimes 00617-017-03433Plugged & abandonedOilLanford Drilling Co., Inc.
Dickson 00117-017-20820Plugged & abandonedOther typeInactive Operator
Thigpen-Herold 00317-017-02917Plugged & abandonedOilInactive Operator
G H Woolf-Grimes 00817-017-21583Plugged & abandonedOilLanford Drilling Co., Inc.
Caddo Levee Board 00117-017-03583Plugged & abandonedOther typeInactive Operator
Standke 217-017-33036Plugged & abandonedGasMoransco Energy Corporation

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