Who operates S/L 3843 003?

S/L 3843 003 (API 17-705-20067) is operated by Ocean Drilling And Expl. according to the Louisiana regulator's registry.

Is S/L 3843 003 plugged or still active?

S/L 3843 003 is plugged and abandoned.

S/L 3843 003 is in Vermilion County, Louisiana at 29.54252, -92.39444, in the Vermilion Block 16 field.

API 17-705-20067Plugged & abandonedOther type well

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Total depth

19,650 ft

As published by the state

API #: 17-705-20067
Status: Plugged & abandoned(state code: DRY AND PLUGGED NO PRODUCT SPECIFIED)
Type: Other type(00)
Field: Vermilion Block 16
County: Vermilion
Coordinates: 29.54252, -92.39444
State record #: 136970

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Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Sl 8681 003	17-705-20122	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Merit Energy Company
Cris I Ra Sua;sl 8681 002	17-705-20110	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Merit Energy Company
Sl 8681 001	17-705-20106	Other status	Other type	Tenneco Oil Co.
State Lease 3522 002	17-705-00025	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Union Expl. Partners, Ltd.
Vb14 Nvua;sl 3522 003-D	17-705-00311	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Apache Shelf, Inc.
Sl 7601 002	17-705-20120	Plugged & abandoned	Gas	Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

Dataset updated July 2026 . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.