API 17-069-20176OrphanedOil well
J T Baxter Et Al 001
Oil well in Natchitoches County, Louisiana · operated by Midas 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
Mar 17, 1981
Drilling began
Completion
Apr 28, 1981
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,350 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-069-20176
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: PLUGGED AND ABANDONED OIL)
- Type
- Oil(10)
- Field
- Grogan
- County
- Natchitoches
- Coordinates
- 31.89317, -93.42853
- State record #
- 174180
Operator
- Wells operated
- 5
- Active
- 0
- States
- LA
- As filed
- MIDAS EXPLORATION INC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Est 001 | 17-085-00210 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
| Speights 002 | 17-085-20578 | Orphaned | Oil | Midla, Ltd. |
| Jur Ra Sun;james Lang 7 001 | 17-085-22192 | Active | Gas | Expand Operating LLC |
| Jur Ra Sum;julia Swain 8 001 | 17-085-22230 | Active | Gas | Expand Operating LLC |
| International Paper Co A 004 | 17-085-21008 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Arbco, Inc. |
| Britt-Gates 001 | 17-085-20395 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | H. E. Sutton |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.