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API 17-017-09277OrphanedOil well

Sample 006

Oil well in Caddo County, Louisiana · operated by Ross Exploration

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, 1952

Drilling began

Completion

Apr 4, 1952

Plug date

Total depth

9,390 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
17-017-09277
Status
Orphaned(state code: PLUGGED AND ABANDONED OIL)
Type
Oil(10)
Field
Caddo Pine Island
County
Caddo
Coordinates
32.77447, -93.93779
State record #
45525

Operator

Ross Exploration

Wells operated
156
Active
15
States
AR, KY, LA, PA, WV
As filed
ROSS EXPLORATION, INC.

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Noel Est 00517-017-32878Plugged & abandonedOther typeForrest Exploration & Dev, LLC

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