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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

Jp Van Way

Wells operated
825
Active
383
States
LA, MS
As filed
J. P. VAN WAY

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Ursin Schexnaider 00117-097-20853Plugged & abandonedOther typeRosewood Resources, Inc.
W O Watson A 00317-077-20335Other statusOther typeThe Superior Oil Company
Sparta Sug;frame 00317-097-20150Plugged & abandonedOther typeLa Coastal Pet.Services Co Inc
Martin Lumber Co 00117-077-20385Plugged & abandonedOther typeClayton W. Williams, Jr., Inc.
E Holloway Estate Etal 00117-077-20423Plugged & abandonedOther typeU.S. Exploration Co.
Sparta Su C; E. Holloway 00117-077-20102Plugged & abandonedOilInactive Operator

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