API 17-083-00143OrphanedOil well
State 001 B
Oil well in Richland County, Louisiana · operated by United Gas Pub Serv
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
Aug 30, 1931
Drilling began
Completion
—
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,405 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-083-00143
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (ACT 404 ORPHAN WELL-ENG))
- Type
- Oil(10)
- Field
- Richland
- County
- Richland
- Coordinates
- 32.41455, -91.87814
- State record #
- 14858
Operator
- Wells operated
- 4
- Active
- 0
- States
- LA
- As filed
- UNITED GAS PUB SERV CO
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norvel E Thames 002 | 17-083-01059 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
| Mc Donald 001 | 17-083-01024 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
| Fannie Hill Etal 001 | 17-083-20314 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
| Robert R Rhymes 001 | 17-083-01023 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
| Norvel E Thames 001 | 17-083-01058 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
| Noble 001 | 17-083-01027 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.