API 17-023-00011Plugged & abandonedOil well
J B Watkins 111
Oil well in Cameron County, Louisiana · operated by Shell Western E&p
Spud date
Jun 22, 1962
Drilling began
Completion
Aug 21, 1962
Plug date
Oct 22, 1985
Total depth
7,474 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-023-00011
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: PLUGGED AND ABANDONED OIL)
- Type
- Oil(10)
- Field
- Black Bayou
- County
- Cameron
- Coordinates
- 30.02752, -93.63807
- State record #
- 90790
Operator
- Wells operated
- 2,500
- Active
- 0
- States
- AL, CA, KS, LA, ND
- As filed
- SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.
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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.