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API 17-083-20652OrphanedOil well

Medlin 001

Oil well in Richland County, Louisiana · operated by Petro Tech

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

Jan 17, 1982

Drilling began

Completion

May 19, 1982

Plug date

Total depth

3,475 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
17-083-20652
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (ACT 404 ORPHAN WELL-ENG))
Type
Oil(10)
Field
Big Creek
County
Richland
Coordinates
32.37467, -91.70055
State record #
179579

Operator

Petro Tech

Wells operated
489
Active
0
States
LA, PA, WY
As filed
PETRO-TECH

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