Who operates A P Welch Est A 001?

A P Welch Est A 001 (API 17-023-02494) is operated by Shell Oil Company according to the Louisiana regulator's registry.

Is A P Welch Est A 001 plugged or still active?

A P Welch Est A 001 is plugged and abandoned.

A P Welch Est A 001 is in Cameron County, Louisiana at 29.78782, -93.08946, in the Kings Bayou field.

API 17-023-02494Plugged & abandonedOther type well

Other type well in Cameron County, Louisiana · operated by Shell Oil

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Total depth

11,255 ft

As published by the state

API #: 17-023-02494
Status: Plugged & abandoned(state code: DRY AND PLUGGED NO PRODUCT SPECIFIED)
Type: Other type(00)
Field: Kings Bayou
County: Cameron
Coordinates: 29.78782, -93.08946
State record #: 117742

Wells operated: 4,222
Active: 139
States: AL, AR, CA, CO, IL, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MT, ND, NM, NY, OK, PA, UT, WY
As filed: SHELL OIL COMPANY

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Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Sl 1123 B-2	17-700-20166	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Trans Ocean Oil, Inc.
Sl 3532 003	17-703-00247	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Southern Natural Gas Co.
Sl 3532 001	17-703-00003	Plugged & abandoned	Gas	Trans Ocean Oil, Inc.
Amph B Rb Sua;sl 16473 002-Alt	17-700-20245	Shut-in	Gas	Fieldwood Energy LLC
Sl 16473 003	17-700-20262	Other status	Other type	Apache Corporation
Sl 18121 001	17-703-20136	Shut-in	Gas	Fieldwood Energy LLC

Dataset updated July 2026 . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.