API 17-079-00161OrphanedOil well
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Oil well in Rapides County, Louisiana · operated by Hg Smith
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 23, 1964
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 2, 1964
Plug date
—
Total depth
5,504 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-079-00161
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (ACT 404 ORPHAN WELL-ENG))
- Type
- Oil(10)
- Field
- Big Island, North
- County
- Rapides
- Coordinates
- 31.40329, -92.14954
- State record #
- 105157
Operator
- Wells operated
- 4
- Active
- 0
- States
- LA
- As filed
- H. G. SMITH
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam E Broadhead 009 | 17-009-20051 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
| Mobile Mineral 31 001 | 17-009-20563 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Zinke & Trumbo, Inc. |
| Broadhead A-1 | 17-009-20113 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
| Sam E Broadhead B 003 | LA:96552 | Other status | Other type | Inactive Operator |
| Broadhead A-1 | 17-009-00009 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
| Mobile Mineral 35 1 | 17-009-20591 | Other status | Other type | Zinke & Trumbo, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.