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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