Who operates Willie Bellard Unit 001?

Willie Bellard Unit 001 (API 17-001-00533) is operated by Hugh A. Hawthorne according to the Louisiana regulator's registry.

Is Willie Bellard Unit 001 plugged or still active?

Willie Bellard Unit 001 is plugged and abandoned (plugged May 5, 1959).

Willie Bellard Unit 001 is in Acadia County, Louisiana at 30.41460, -92.35744, in the Bayou Mallet, South field.

API 17-001-00533Plugged & abandonedOther type well

Spud date

Apr 27, 1959

Drilling began

Completion

May 5, 1959

Plug date

May 5, 1959

Total depth

7,513 ft

As published by the state

API #: 17-001-00533
Status: Plugged & abandoned(state code: DRY AND PLUGGED NO PRODUCT SPECIFIED)
Type: Other type(00)
Field: Bayou Mallet, South
County: Acadia
Coordinates: 30.41460, -92.35744
State record #: 74745

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Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
L B Lawson Et Al 003	17-001-02268	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Inactive Operator
L Scott Swd 001	17-001-01772	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Vintage Petroleum, Inc.
Ellis Swd 001	17-001-88063	Other status	Other type	Forest Oil Corporation
H J Spaetgens Sr Et Al 001	17-001-21303	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Cotton Petroleum Corporation
Martin Simon 001	17-001-20120	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Inactive Operator
Martin Simon 001	17-001-20576	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Petrofunds, Inc.

Dataset updated July 2026 . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.