API 17-069-00317OrphanedOil well
Claude S Hinds 001
Oil well in Natchitoches County, Louisiana · operated by Retsal Drilling
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
Jul 10, 1957
Drilling began
Completion
Jul 20, 1957
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,250 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-069-00317
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (ACT 404 ORPHAN WELL-ENG))
- Type
- Oil(10)
- Field
- Grogan
- County
- Natchitoches
- Coordinates
- 31.88787, -93.43728
- State record #
- 66856
Operator
- Wells operated
- 18
- Active
- 0
- States
- LA
- As filed
- RETSAL DRILLING CO.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D E Stevens 001 | 17-085-00215 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
| Willie Sonners 002 | 17-085-20939 | Other status | Other type | Griffin Southern Corp. |
| L B Blankenship 001 | 17-085-00237 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Inactive Operator |
| L B Blankenship 001 | 17-085-04238 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
| E C Johnston-Dueroy Rains 001 | 17-085-00222 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
| Jerry Rains 001 | LA:113993 | Other status | Other type | Inactive Operator |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.