API 17-721-00017Plugged & abandonedOil well
Shell R Sand Unit 5 001
Oil well in Plaquemines County, Louisiana · operated by Shell Oil
Spud date
Nov 19, 1954
Drilling began
Completion
Jan 20, 1955
Plug date
—
Total depth
11,010 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-721-00017
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: PLUGGED AND ABANDONED OIL)
- Type
- Oil(10)
- Field
- South Pass Block 6
- County
- Plaquemines
- Coordinates
- 29.10683, -89.02875
- State record #
- 54085
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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| Vub;sl 10193 001 | 17-721-20365 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Wintershall Corporation |
| Sl 5464 001 | 17-721-20104 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Quintana Petroleum Corp. |
| E4 Ra Vua;sl 16676 002 | 17-721-20505 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Nippon Oil Exploration USA Ltd |
| Sl 15763 1 | 17-721-20503 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Nippon Oil Exploration USA Ltd |
| Sl 10194 001 | 17-721-20366 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hunt Oil Company |
| Sl 10194 A 001 | 17-721-20368 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hunt Oil Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.