API 17-023-02100OrphanedOil well
Carter Rutherford 004
Oil well in Cameron County, Louisiana · operated by Petroleum Exchange
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
Dec 24, 1958
Drilling began
Completion
Mar 3, 1959
Plug date
—
Total depth
10,501 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-023-02100
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: UNABLE TO LOCATE WELL-NO PLUGGED AND ABANDONED OIL)
- Type
- Oil(10)
- Field
- Hog Bayou
- County
- Cameron
- Coordinates
- 29.73152, -92.99625
- State record #
- 72899
Operator
- Wells operated
- 9
- Active
- 0
- States
- LA
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sl 11507 001 | 17-703-20097 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Amoco Production Company |
| 12600 Ra Sub;sl 13185 002 | 17-703-20128 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Merit Energy Company |
| Sl 17433 001 | 17-703-20135 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Energy Partners, Ltd. |
| Sl 13185 001 | 17-703-20101 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Merit Energy Company |
| Sl 15326 1 | 17-703-20121 | Other status | Other type | Panaco, Inc. |
| Sl 1172 005 | 17-703-00018 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Natural Gas & Oil Co |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.