API 17-083-20876OrphanedGas well
Sanford 002
Gas well in Richland County, Louisiana · operated by Herman Sanford
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 16, 1985
Drilling began
Completion
—
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,990 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-083-20876
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (ACT 404 ORPHAN WELL-ENG))
- Type
- Gas(20)
- Field
- Big Creek
- County
- Richland
- Coordinates
- 32.40338, -91.68885
- State record #
- 202117
Operator
- Wells operated
- 2
- Active
- 0
- States
- LA
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A O'Brien 001 | 17-041-00378 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
| J R Scott Et Al 002 | 17-041-00343 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | A. J. Hodges, Ind. Inc Et Al |
| J R Scott Etal 001 | 17-041-00342 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Inactive Operator |
| A M Mullican Etal 001 | 17-041-00346 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | A. J. Hodges, Ind. Inc Et Al |
| Mckeithen-Brown 001 | 17-041-00349 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
| Louis Lowntritt Inc 001 | 17-041-00337 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.