API 17-033-00125OrphanedOil well
Knox-Amiss-Community 003
Oil well in East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana · operated by Merl Wiggins Et Al
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
Aug 11, 1948
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 29, 1948
Plug date
—
Total depth
9,504 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-033-00125
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: PLUGGED AND ABANDONED OIL)
- Type
- Oil(10)
- Field
- University
- County
- East Baton Rouge
- Coordinates
- 30.40210, -91.17441
- State record #
- 35610
Operator
- Wells operated
- 13
- Active
- 0
- States
- LA
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keller-Planche 001 | 17-047-20202 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | The Dow Chemical Co. |
| Opdenweyer Alcus Cypress Co 004 | 17-047-20106 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Rutherford Oil Corporation |
| Opdenweyer Alcus Cypress Co 002 | 17-047-20080 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Rutherford Oil Corporation |
| Jules Barre 002 | 17-047-00616 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sohio Petroleum Co. |
| Roy E Wallace 001 | 17-047-20104 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
| C S Landry 001 | 17-047-20422 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.