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SONRIS Well Status Codes & The Growth in Orphan Wells

The problem with the growing number of orphan wells which the industry fails to address and the cost falls on the Louisiana tax payer is grounded in state regulations that let wells that are shut-in go years and decades without being properly plugged and abandoned.  The wells in the status codes 31 - 34 are the problems that end up costing the public.  Although in some cases there are good reasons for an operator reporting a well or wells under those four codes far too often they are used to avoid the cost of proper plugging and abandonment.  The majority of those wells reported as 31-34 should in fact be 30 - Plugged and Abandoned.

Well Status Code

Code Description

01

PERMITTED

02

APPROVAL TO CONSTRUCT INJECTION WELL

03

PERMIT EXPIRED

08

INACTIVE INJECTION WELL (COMMERCIAL OR OTHER)

09

ACTIVE- INJECTION

10

ACTIVE - PRODUCING

11

ACTIVE PRODUCING/CYCLIC INJCT

13

OPERATOR CHANGE - NO MD10RA

16

MULTIPLE COMPLETED/PA-35 WELL

17

EDUCATIONAL/SERVICE COMPANY

18

TEMPORARILY ABANDONED WELL

19

INACTIVE WELL, NO RESP. PARTY

20

PA-35 TEMPORARY INACTIVE WELL TO BE OMITTED FROM PROD.REPORT

21

RVRTD TO LANDOWNER-FRESH WATER

22

REVERTED TO SINGLE COMPLETION

23

ACT 404 ORPHAN WELL-ENG

24

RVRTD L/O-RESIDENT CONSUMPTION

25

SL-STATE JUR,BHL-FED JUR

26

ACT 404 ORPHAN WELL-INJECTION AND MINING

27

ABANDONED SWD - NOT PLUGGED

28

UNABLE TO LOCATE WELL-NO PLUGGED AND ABANDONED

29

DRY AND PLUGGED

30

PLUGGED AND ABANDONED

31

SHUT-IN DRY HOLE -FUTURE UTILITY

32

SHUT-IN DRY HOLE - NO FUTURE UTILITY

33

SHUT-IN PRODUCTIVE -FUTURE UTILITY

34

SHUT-IN PRODUCTIVE -NO FUTURE UTILITY

35

PLUGGED BACK - NO PERFORATIONS - NO LUW

36

SHUT-IN WAITING ON PIPELINE

37

SHUT-IN WAITING ON MARKET

46

FORMATION STORAGE - GAS

49

OBSERVATION WELL-FORMATION GAS STORAGE

64

ACTIVE PRODUCING/ANNULAR SWD

73

WATER

74

GEOTHERMAL WELL

78

IRON ORE

80

* UNKNOWN *

82

CONVERTED - SN CHANGE

90

P&A PER INSPECTION

98

NON-WELL/ FOR UIC MANIFEST ONLY

99

SALT WATER OIL RECOVERY POINT

ZZZZZ

VIRTUAL/BAD DATA

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