API 17-079-00267OrphanedOil well
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Oil well in Rapides County, Louisiana · operated by Westar Oil & Minerals
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
Oct 8, 1965
Drilling began
Completion
Nov 3, 1965
Plug date
—
Total depth
5,523 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-079-00267
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: PLUGGED AND ABANDONED OIL)
- Type
- Oil(10)
- Field
- Big Island, North
- County
- Rapides
- Coordinates
- 31.37968, -92.12954
- State record #
- 111880
Operator
- Wells operated
- 8
- Active
- 0
- States
- LA
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timberland Lbr Corp 001 | 17-009-00042 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
| Red River Levee District 002 | 17-009-20017 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Justiss-Mears Oil Co., Inc. |
| Broadhead C-1 | 17-009-20114 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
| Dotris H Terral Unit 001 | 17-009-00043 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
| Joe Smetak 6-F 001 | 17-009-20584 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mid-Continent Energy Operating |
| Broadhead 004 | 17-009-20338 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.