La. Rev. Stat. § 30:34
Abandoning gas well without closing prohibited; penalty
Louisiana · Louisiana Revised Statutes Title 30 — Minerals, Oil, and Gas and Environmental Quality · Status: effective
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- La. Rev. Stat. § 30:34, Abandoning gas well without closing prohibited; penalty, Louisiana, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-04, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2710470
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No person shall abandon a well in or adjacent to a natural gas field or an apparent natural gas field, without first placing a properly made plug both above and below the gas-producing sand, or otherwise sufficiently securing the well against the admission of water into the gas-producing sand.
Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not less than thirty days nor more than four months, or both.