API 17-023-00015Plugged & abandonedOil well
J B Watkins 053
Oil well in Cameron County, Louisiana · operated by Shell Oil
Spud date
Jul 28, 1942
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 4, 1942
Plug date
Aug 31, 1951
Total depth
8,060 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-023-00015
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: PLUGGED AND ABANDONED OIL)
- Type
- Oil(10)
- Field
- Black Bayou
- County
- Cameron
- Coordinates
- 30.03872, -93.62617
- State record #
- 27673
Operator
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Corporation Etal 001 | 17-023-22682 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bass Enterprises Production Co |
| Miami Fee 001 | 17-023-22079 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | The Exploration Co. Of La, Inc |
| Miami Corp 001 | 17-023-20072 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Texaco, Inc. |
| Texaco Fee 001 | 17-023-22724 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ballard Exploration Co., Inc. |
| Hby Re Sua;texaco E&p Etal 9 001 | 17-023-23044 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Samuel Gary Jr. & Assoc., Inc. |
| Matilda Gray 004 | 17-023-22964 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Samuel Gary Jr. & Assoc., Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.