API 17-113-01240OrphanedOther type well
Mcilhenny 001
Other type well in Vermilion County, Louisiana · operated by Petroleum
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
Oct 12, 1959
Drilling began
Completion
Nov 3, 1959
Plug date
—
Total depth
12,000 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-113-01240
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: DRY AND PLUGGED NO PRODUCT SPECIFIED)
- Type
- Other type(00)
- Field
- Wildcat-So La Lafayette Dist
- County
- Vermilion
- Coordinates
- 29.58752, -92.22474
- State record #
- 76953
Operator
- Wells operated
- 885
- Active
- 25
- States
- CO, IL, KS, KY, LA, MS, MT, ND, OK, UT, WY
- As filed
- PETROLEUM, INC.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sl 8681 003 | 17-705-20122 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Merit Energy Company |
| Cris I Ra Sua;sl 8681 002 | 17-705-20110 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Merit Energy Company |
| Sl 8681 001 | 17-705-20106 | Other status | Other type | Tenneco Oil Co. |
| State Lease 3522 002 | 17-705-00025 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union Expl. Partners, Ltd. |
| Sl 14656 001 | 17-705-20131 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | American Explorer, Inc. |
| Vb14 Nvua;sl 3522 003-D | 17-705-00311 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Apache Shelf, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.