API 17-079-00551OrphanedOil well
Belgard 001
Oil well in Rapides County, Louisiana · operated by Union Producing
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
Oct 29, 1945
Drilling began
Completion
Jul 22, 1946
Plug date
—
Total depth
12,010 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-079-00551
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (ACT 404 ORPHAN WELL-ENG))
- Type
- Oil(10)
- Field
- Big Island
- County
- Rapides
- Coordinates
- 31.32791, -92.13780
- State record #
- 30987
Operator
- Wells operated
- 329
- Active
- 0
- States
- AL, AR, LA, MS
- As filed
- UNION PRODUCING COMPANY
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fincher 002 | 17-009-20242 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Justiss-Mears Oil Co., Inc. |
| Fincher 001 | 17-009-20238 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Justiss-Mears Oil Co.,inc Etal |
| Vua;a Beaubouef 001 | 17-009-20259 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
| J H Hines T & T Co 001 | 17-009-00041 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
| Ellis Laborde 001 | 17-009-00046 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Inactive Operator |
| Normond 001 | 17-009-20322 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Meason Operating Co. |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.