API 17-083-20516OrphanedOil well
John W Ross 001
Oil well in Richland County, Louisiana · operated by White Sands Energy
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
May 13, 1981
Drilling began
Completion
May 27, 1981
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,131 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-083-20516
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (ACT 404 ORPHAN WELL-ENG))
- Type
- Oil(10)
- Field
- Big Creek
- County
- Richland
- Coordinates
- 32.38767, -91.71528
- State record #
- 175195
Operator
- Wells operated
- 35
- Active
- 11
- States
- LA
- As filed
- WHITE SANDS ENERGY LLC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pgs Monitor 003 | 17-041-88019 | Other status | Other type | Perryville Gas Storage LLC |
| Pgs Monitor 005 | 17-041-88021 | Other status | Other type | Perryville Gas Storage LLC |
| Pgs Swd 009 | 17-041-88024 | Active | Injection | Perryville Gas Storage LLC |
| Pgs Swd 003 | 17-041-88012 | Active | Injection | Perryville Gas Storage LLC |
| Pgs Swd 005 | 17-041-88014 | Other status | Other type | Perryville Gas Storage LLC |
| Pgs Swd 008 | 17-041-88023 | Active | Injection | Perryville Gas Storage LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.