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API 17-031-00443Plugged & abandonedOil well

Mrs Viva Paxton Saunders 001

Oil well in De Soto County, Louisiana · operated by Texaco

Spud date

Nov 11, 1950

Drilling began

Completion

Dec 6, 1950

Plug date

Jan 27, 1955

Total depth

2,600 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
17-031-00443
Status
Plugged & abandoned(state code: PLUGGED AND ABANDONED OIL)
Type
Oil(10)
Field
Red River-Bull Bayou
County
De Soto
Coordinates
32.07477, -93.57679
State record #
42104

Operator

Texaco

Wells operated
10,522
Active
267
States
AL, AR, CA, CO, IL, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MT, ND, NY, OH, OK, PA, UT
As filed
TEXACO, INC.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Cog 02117-031-01618Plugged & abandonedOilNabors Drilling Company, Inc.
Giauque Lanier 001LA:8882Plugged & abandonedOther typeInactive Operator
Giaque 001LA:1293Plugged & abandonedOilInactive Operator
Sara C Samuels 00117-031-20292Other statusOther typeTrans-Gulf Petroleum Corp
Cog 00717-031-01607Plugged & abandonedGasNabors Drilling Company, Inc.
Shelton 00117-031-22166Other statusOther typeJeems Bayou Production Corp.

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