API 17-023-00016Plugged & abandonedOil well
J B Watkins 055
Oil well in Cameron County, Louisiana · operated by Shell Oil
Spud date
Nov 28, 1942
Drilling began
Completion
Jan 1, 1943
Plug date
Aug 3, 1955
Total depth
8,034 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-023-00016
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: PLUGGED AND ABANDONED OIL)
- Type
- Oil(10)
- Field
- Black Bayou
- County
- Cameron
- Coordinates
- 30.04001, -93.62367
- State record #
- 28026
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. |
| Miami Corp-Cameron Farms 001 | 17-023-02370 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Texaco, Inc. |
| Hby Rb Sua;matilda Gray 001 | 17-023-22801 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Samuel Gary Jr. & Assoc., Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.