API 25-091-21714OrphanedOil well
Bigwind 1
Oil well in Sheridan County, Montana · operated by Granite Creek 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
—
Drilling began
Completion
Jun 30, 1997
Plug date
—
Total depth
11,500 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 25-091-21714
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: Abandoned - Unapproved)
- Type
- Oil(Oil)
- Field
- Colored Canyon
- County
- Sheridan
- Coordinates
- 48.55924, -104.35698
- State record #
- 5489
Operator
- Wells operated
- 108
- Active
- 31
- States
- MT, ND
- As filed
- Granite Creek Energy LLC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolstad 1-17 | 25-091-21724 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Basic Earth Science Systems, Inc. |
| Ostby 5-14 | 25-091-21497 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cenex, Inc. |
| Reuter 1-15 | 25-091-21180 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Apache Corp |
| Bolstad 1-17 | 25-091-21220 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | JN Exploration & Production Ltd Partnership |
| Engelke 1-8 | 25-091-21723 | Orphaned | Oil | Continental Resources Inc |
| Schmitz 1 | 25-091-21321 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cotton Petroleum Corporation |
Dataset updated . Source: Montana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.