API 17-009-20314OrphanedOil well
Vua;eota-Broadhead 001
Oil well in Avoyelles County, Louisiana · operated by Westar Oil & Minerals
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
Dec 4, 1983
Drilling began
Completion
Jan 12, 1984
Plug date
—
Total depth
6,349 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-009-20314
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: PLUGGED AND ABANDONED OIL)
- Type
- Oil(10)
- Field
- Nolans Bayou
- County
- Avoyelles
- Coordinates
- 31.31843, -92.09150
- State record #
- 188979
Operator
- Wells operated
- 8
- Active
- 0
- States
- LA
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tms Ra Sua;dupuy Land Co 20 H 001 | 17-009-20645 | Active | Oil | Fortune Resources LLC |
| Dupuy Land Co 001 | 17-009-20642 | Shut-in | Other type | Fortune Resources LLC |
| Mrs D B Obryan Etal 001 | 17-009-00056 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
| Marc Dupuy Sr Etal 001 | 17-009-00114 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
| Brown Trusts Et Al 001 | 17-009-00055 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Justiss-Mears Oil Co., Inc. |
| Fincher 002 | 17-009-20242 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Justiss-Mears Oil Co., Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.