Who operates W D Ballard 001?

W D Ballard 001 (API 17-069-00385) is operated by Inactive Operator according to the Louisiana regulator's registry.

Is W D Ballard 001 plugged or still active?

W D Ballard 001 is plugged and abandoned (plugged Nov 21, 1962).

W D Ballard 001 is in Natchitoches County, Louisiana at 31.83477, -93.40028, in the Ajax field.

API 17-069-00385Plugged & abandonedOther type well

Spud date

Nov 15, 1962

Drilling began

Completion

Nov 21, 1962

Plug date

Nov 21, 1962

Total depth

3,530 ft

As published by the state

API #: 17-069-00385
Status: Plugged & abandoned(state code: DRY AND PLUGGED NO PRODUCT SPECIFIED)
Type: Other type(00)
Field: Ajax
County: Natchitoches
Coordinates: 31.83477, -93.40028
State record #: 93082

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Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Vua;burk 001	17-085-21399	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Guernsey Petroleum Corporation
Ha Ra Suf;sattler 34-9-11 H 001	17-085-22324	Other status	Other type	Chesapeake Operating, Inc.
Raines 001	17-085-01314	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Inactive Operator
Hoss Ra Sua;shl-Cryl-Doolittle 001	17-069-20143	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Fite Oil And Gas, Inc.
Crystal Smith 001	17-069-00418	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Crystal Oil And Land Company
S B Evans 001	17-069-00417	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Thompson Expl. Drlg. Co.

Dataset updated July 2026 . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.