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API 17-057-01766OrphanedOil well

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Oil well in Lafourche County, Louisiana · operated by Berkshire Oil

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

Apr 16, 1940

Drilling began

Completion

Apr 19, 1940

Plug date

Total depth

2,670 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
17-057-01766
Status
Orphaned(state code: PLUGGED AND ABANDONED OIL)
Type
Oil(10)
Field
Golden Meadow
County
Lafourche
Coordinates
29.39212, -90.27469
State record #
23931

Operator

Berkshire Oil

Wells operated
5
Active
0
States
LA
As filed
BERKSHIRE OIL COMPANY

Location & nearby wells

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
L L & E B 00217-057-20206Plugged & abandonedGasExxon Corporation
Sl 1451 00917-057-20075Other statusOther typeHumble Oil And Refining Co.
Sl 1908 Lafourche Ph Sch Bd U1 00817-057-02636Plugged & abandonedOther typeTexaco, Inc.
Bollinger Realty Company Inc 00117-057-23226Plugged & abandonedOther typeManti Exploration Operating LLC
State Bollinger Unit 2 00217-057-02622Plugged & abandonedOther typeTexaco, Inc.
L L And E Leeville 16117-057-02599Plugged & abandonedOilTexaco, Inc.

Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.