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API 17-081-20647OrphanedOil well

Drake 001

Oil well in Red River County, Louisiana · operated by Wesla Oil & Gas

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

Dec 11, 1985

Drilling began

Completion

Jun 18, 1986

Plug date

Total depth

3,050 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
17-081-20647
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (ACT 404 ORPHAN WELL-ENG))
Type
Oil(10)
Field
Gahagan
County
Red River
Coordinates
32.00836, -93.38900
State record #
202587

Operator

Wesla Oil & Gas

Wells operated
14
Active
0
States
LA
As filed
WESLA OIL & GAS CO., INC.

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
C S Hinds 003LA:73748ActiveOilGrogan Field Production, L.L.C.
J T Ramsey A 00217-031-03165ActiveOilGrogan Field Production, L.L.C.
J T Ramsey B 00117-031-03155ActiveOilGrogan Field Production, L.L.C.
W G Lord N 00117-031-22477Other statusOther typeMich-La Oil & Gas Exploration
Baptist Encampment 00217-031-03161OrphanedOther typeTheresa J. Adams
Hamp Wilson 00117-069-20275Plugged & abandonedOther typeSewell Development Co Inc

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