API 17-017-23154OrphanedOil well
Dempsey 006
Oil well in Caddo County, Louisiana · operated by Southern Oil & Gas
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
Nov 9, 1979
Drilling began
Completion
Nov 30, 1979
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,085 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-017-23154
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (ACT 404 ORPHAN WELL-ENG))
- Type
- Oil(10)
- Field
- Caddo Pine Island
- County
- Caddo
- Coordinates
- 32.84669, -93.98418
- State record #
- 165841
Operator
- Wells operated
- 105
- Active
- 8
- States
- CA, KY, LA
- As filed
- SOUTHERN OIL & GAS COMPANY
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English A 002 | 17-017-24337 | Active | Oil | Lucky Strike Production LLC |
| Well LA:USGSID:LA0139 | LA:USGSID:LA0139 | Orphaned | Unknown | — |
| Levy 003 | LA:17824 | Orphaned | Oil | Trident Production, L.L.C. |
| Hope G 001 | 17-017-23264 | Orphaned | Gas | Bhb Oil, Inc |
| J R Wemple 002 | 17-017-11123 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Magnolia Petroleum Company |
| Hope 006 | 17-017-09247 | Orphaned | Oil | Bhb Oil, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.