API 17-017-16857OrphanedOil well
Herndon 003
Oil well in Caddo County, Louisiana · operated by Fortuna O & G
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
Mar 22, 1918
Drilling began
Completion
—
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,252 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-017-16857
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: CONVERSION TO OIL / GAS WELL OIL)
- Type
- Oil(10)
- Field
- Wildcat-No La Shreveport Dist
- County
- Caddo
- Coordinates
- 32.79407, -93.91340
- State record #
- 599
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1
- Active
- 0
- States
- LA
- As filed
- FORTUNA O. & G. CO.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford Heirs 001 | 17-017-32668 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Innovative Exploration, LLC |
| Sproull 001 | 17-017-02920 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Inactive Operator |
| W E Noel A-3 | 17-017-05120 | Orphaned | Oil | Four Star Oil Company |
| Hunter 004 | 17-017-02912 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Crowder Oil L.L.C. |
| Caddo Levee Board 001 | 17-017-30946 | Other status | Other type | Josey Exploration, Inc. |
| Caddo Levee Board 002 | 17-017-22602 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | L. R. Fitzgerald |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.