API 17-097-20639OrphanedOil well
L Wx Ra Sui;martin A 002
Oil well in St Landry County, Louisiana · operated by Jp Van Way
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
Feb 3, 1981
Drilling began
Completion
May 21, 1981
Plug date
—
Total depth
14,450 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-097-20639
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: SHUT-IN PRODUCTIVE -FUTURE UTILITY OIL)
- Type
- Oil(10)
- Field
- Elba
- County
- St Landry
- Coordinates
- 30.74939, -91.80450
- State record #
- 172903
Operator
- Wells operated
- 825
- Active
- 383
- States
- LA, MS
- As filed
- J. P. VAN WAY
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ursin Schexnaider 001 | 17-097-20853 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rosewood Resources, Inc. |
| W O Watson A 003 | 17-077-20335 | Other status | Other type | The Superior Oil Company |
| Sparta Sug;frame 003 | 17-097-20150 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | La Coastal Pet.Services Co Inc |
| Martin Lumber Co 001 | 17-077-20385 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clayton W. Williams, Jr., Inc. |
| E Holloway Estate Etal 001 | 17-077-20423 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | U.S. Exploration Co. |
| Sparta Su C; E. Holloway 001 | 17-077-20102 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Inactive Operator |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.