API 17-009-00320OrphanedGas well
Ritchie Grocer Co 003
Gas well in Avoyelles County, Louisiana · operated by Chenola Oil
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
Jun 12, 1940
Drilling began
Completion
Jul 20, 1940
Plug date
—
Total depth
8,575 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-009-00320
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (ACT 404 ORPHAN WELL-ENG))
- Type
- Gas(20)
- Field
- Eola
- County
- Avoyelles
- Coordinates
- 30.92340, -92.20813
- State record #
- 23765
Operator
- Wells operated
- 4
- Active
- 0
- States
- LA
- As filed
- CHENOLA OIL CORPORATION
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forman Et Al 001 | 17-039-20193 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Shell Oil Company |
| Verna Griffith Thompson 001 | 17-039-00740 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
| Oscar Sylvester 001 | 17-097-20551 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Shell Oil Company |
| Kimble-Jeansonne 25 001 | 17-097-20979 | Other status | Other type | Union Pacific Resources Co. |
| Haas Investment Co Tract 2 001 | 17-039-00004 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
| L B Griffith Etal 001 | 17-039-00002 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.