API 17-009-20248OrphanedOil well
Broadhead 001
Oil well in Avoyelles County, Louisiana · operated by Westar Oil & Minerals
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
Oct 17, 1980
Drilling began
Completion
Aug 7, 1981
Plug date
—
Total depth
0 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-009-20248
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: PLUGGED AND ABANDONED OIL)
- Type
- Oil(10)
- Field
- Nolans Bayou
- County
- Avoyelles
- Coordinates
- 31.32761, -92.08942
- State record #
- 171353
Operator
- Wells operated
- 8
- Active
- 0
- States
- LA
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fincher 002 | 17-009-20242 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Justiss-Mears Oil Co., Inc. |
| Fincher 001 | 17-009-20238 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Justiss-Mears Oil Co.,inc Etal |
| I E Boyett 001 | 17-009-00113 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
| I G Boyette 001 | 17-009-00112 | Orphaned | Other type | Southern Star Pet Co. |
| Vua;e H Scott Et Al 001 | 17-009-20219 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | William G. New Assoc.,inc. |
| Vua;a Beaubouef 001 | 17-009-20259 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.