API 17-025-20050OrphanedOil well
Tensas Delta A001
Oil well in Catahoula County, Louisiana · operated by Sam Spears Jr
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
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Drilling began
Completion
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Plug date
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Total depth
1,945 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-025-20050
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (ACT 404 ORPHAN WELL-ENG))
- Type
- Oil(10)
- Field
- Birds Creek
- County
- Catahoula
- Coordinates
- 31.70767, -91.90294
- State record #
- 117581
Operator
- Wells operated
- 26
- Active
- 0
- States
- LA
- As filed
- SAM SPEARS, JR.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilds-Thomas 001 | 17-029-00255 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
| Lee Tarver 001 | 17-025-01115 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
| Wilds D-1 | 17-029-00259 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
| Bodcaw Fee 004-Lct | 17-025-01117 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bodcaw Company |
| Wilson 001 | 17-029-23193 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Achilles Oil, LLC |
| Concordia Unit 001 | 17-029-00155 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.