API 17-031-20592OrphanedOil well
Smith 001
Oil well in De Soto County, Louisiana · operated by Monte Carlo 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
Jul 22, 1976
Drilling began
Completion
Aug 28, 1976
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,030 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-031-20592
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: PLUGGED AND ABANDONED OIL)
- Type
- Oil(10)
- Field
- Red River-Bull Bayou
- County
- De Soto
- Coordinates
- 32.01197, -93.46098
- State record #
- 152596
Operator
- Wells operated
- 12
- Active
- 0
- States
- LA
- As filed
- MONTE CARLO EXPLORATION INC.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John P Barron 007 | 17-031-03139 | Active | Oil | Grogan Field Production, L.L.C. |
| B L Brown 003 | 17-031-03123 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Brickland Corporation |
| John P Barron 008 | LA:75714 | Active | Oil | Grogan Field Production, L.L.C. |
| Ruffin 001 | 17-031-20760 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jeems Bayou Production Corp. |
| W T Downs 005 | 17-069-20243 | Other status | Other type | Inactive Operator |
| Martin Timber Co 001 | 17-069-20073 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fite Oil And Gas, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.