API 17-009-00031Plugged & abandonedOil well
Sam E Broadhead 003
Oil well in Avoyelles County, Louisiana · operated by Jp Van Way
Spud date
Oct 13, 1962
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 24, 1962
Plug date
Dec 27, 1993
Total depth
6,510 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-009-00031
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: PLUGGED AND ABANDONED OIL)
- Type
- Oil(10)
- Field
- Middle Bayou
- County
- Avoyelles
- Coordinates
- 31.29159, -92.09124
- State record #
- 92871
Operator
- Wells operated
- 825
- Active
- 383
- States
- LA, MS
- As filed
- J. P. VAN WAY
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson & Katz 001 | 17-009-00172 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Placid Oil Company |
| Carlton Paul Etal 001 | 17-009-00079 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Inactive Operator |
| Wada Bordelon 001 | 17-009-00069 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hunt Oil Company |
| Harry H Edwards 001 | 17-009-00077 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hunt Oil Company |
| Emile Bordelon Unit 001 | 17-009-00083 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Inactive Operator |
| Bert Bize 001 | 17-009-20152 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ripco |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.