API 17-085-20409OrphanedOil well
N E Blankenship 002
Oil well in Sabine County, Louisiana · operated by Satellite Petroleum
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 21, 1978
Drilling began
Completion
May 2, 1978
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,700 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-085-20409
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: SHUT-IN PRODUCTIVE -FUTURE UTILITY OIL)
- Type
- Oil(10)
- Field
- Bayou San Miguel
- County
- Sabine
- Coordinates
- 31.76361, -93.55461
- State record #
- 158756
Operator
- Wells operated
- 10
- Active
- 0
- States
- LA
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J C Ritter 001 | 17-085-03023 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
| J O Kimbrell Jr J 001 | 17-085-21543 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jay Development Corp. |
| Giaque 001 | 17-085-02996 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fred Whitaker |
| Autrey I Cooper 001 | 17-085-01332 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
| P R Barr 001 | 17-085-03003 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | A & F Operators |
| 4 L Lumber 002 | 17-085-01364 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.