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API 17-017-15567OrphanedOil well

F J Smith 020

Oil well in Caddo County, Louisiana · operated by Continental Communications

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 14, 1954

Drilling began

Completion

Apr 23, 1954

Plug date

Total depth

1,615 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
17-017-15567
Status
Orphaned(state code: PLUGGED AND ABANDONED OIL)
Type
Oil(10)
Field
Caddo Pine Island
County
Caddo
Coordinates
32.76969, -93.88865
State record #
51874

Operator

Continental Communications

Wells operated
25
Active
0
States
LA
As filed
CONTINENTAL COMMUNICATIONS INC

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Ellett 00117-017-11435Plugged & abandonedOther typeInactive Operator
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Hoss Re Sur;ballco Farms 7 00117-017-34649Plugged & abandonedOther typeMatador Production Company
Adger 02717-017-32260OrphanedOilTrident Production, L.L.C.
Muslow 01017-017-32602Other statusOther typeSahara Gas & Exploration, Inc.
Adger 01117-017-24147Other statusOilJames G. Adger

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