API 17-031-20868OrphanedOil well
Butler-Goldsby 001
Oil well in De Soto County, Louisiana · operated by John W Thomas
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 3, 1978
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 16, 1978
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,970 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-031-20868
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: PLUGGED AND ABANDONED OIL)
- Type
- Oil(10)
- Field
- Grogan
- County
- De Soto
- Coordinates
- 31.89464, -93.46726
- State record #
- 161257
Operator
- Wells operated
- 24
- Active
- 0
- States
- LA
- As filed
- JOHN W. THOMAS
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Britt-Gates 001 | 17-085-20395 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | H. E. Sutton |
| International Paper Co 012 | 17-085-21330 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | San Miguel Oil & Gas, Inc. |
| Williams 001 | 17-085-00209 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
| International Paper Co 001 | 17-085-20547 | Orphaned | Oil | Midla, Ltd. |
| Speights 001 | 17-085-20527 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | River Rouge Minerals Inc |
| International Paper Co 002 | 17-085-20621 | Orphaned | Oil | Midla, Ltd. |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.