Who operates Hale 005?

Hale 005 (API 17-017-25111) is operated by B & F Oil Enterprises according to the Louisiana regulator's registry.

Is Hale 005 plugged or still active?

Hale 005 is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Hale 005 located?

Hale 005 is in Caddo County, Louisiana at 32.84514, -93.97305, in the Caddo Pine Island field.

API 17-017-25111OrphanedOil well

Hale 005

Oil well in Caddo County, Louisiana · operated by B & F Oil Enterprises

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

Sep 29, 1982

Drilling began

Completion

—

Plug date

—

Total depth

1,075 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #: 17-017-25111
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (ACT 404 ORPHAN WELL-ENG))
Type: Oil(10)
Field: Caddo Pine Island
County: Caddo
Coordinates: 32.84514, -93.97305
State record #: 182585

Operator

B & F Oil Enterprises

Wells operated: 9
Active: 0
States: LA

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Nearby wells

Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Light 001	17-017-33832	Active	Oil	M & M Oil Company, L.L.C.
Gerhig-Stoer 008	17-017-06766	Orphaned	Oil	Petrol Industries, Inc.
Ferry Lake 249	LA:9860	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Inactive Operator
Gerhig-Stoer 007	17-017-06765	Orphaned	Oil	Petrol Industries, Inc.
Yarborough 005	17-017-32761	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Forrest Exploration & Dev, LLC
Light 004	17-017-35820	Active	Oil	M & M Oil Company, L.L.C.

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