API 17-727-00035OrphanedOil well
5900 B Sug;sl 2220 014-Alt
Oil well in St Bernard County, Louisiana · operated by Cox Operating
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
Jul 10, 1963
Drilling began
Completion
Jul 18, 1963
Plug date
—
Total depth
6,640 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-727-00035
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: ACT 404 ORPHAN WELL-ENG OIL)
- Type
- Oil(10)
- Field
- Half Moon Lake
- County
- St Bernard
- Coordinates
- 29.74361, -89.41036
- State record #
- 97279
Operator
- Wells operated
- 265
- Active
- 0
- States
- LA
- As filed
- COX OPERATING, L.L.C.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sl 9059 001 | 17-725-20281 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fmp Operating Company, Ltd Ptn |
| Sl 16730 001 | 17-725-20603 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Amerada Hess Corporation |
| Sl 9059 002 | 17-725-20288 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mcmoran Exploration Company |
| State Lease 3957 001 | 17-725-00031 | Other status | Other type | North Central Oil Corp., Et Al |
| Sl 9061 001 | 17-725-20249 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Highland Operators |
| State Lease 3957 003 | 17-725-00033 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | North Central Oil Corp., Et Al |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.