API 17-721-00186Plugged & abandonedOil well
Sl 1008 024
Oil well in Plaquemines County, Louisiana · operated by Shell Oil
Spud date
Mar 8, 1955
Drilling began
Completion
Apr 9, 1955
Plug date
Oct 29, 1961
Total depth
9,211 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-721-00186
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: PLUGGED AND ABANDONED OIL)
- Type
- Oil(10)
- Field
- South Pass Block 24 Offshore(8453 7/97
- County
- Plaquemines
- Coordinates
- 29.03013, -89.29476
- State record #
- 55445
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sl 16991 001 | 17-721-20406 | Shut-in | Other type | Whitney Oil & Gas, LLC |
| Sl 15416 001 | 17-721-20491 | Other status | Other type | Energy Development Corporation |
| Sl 2554 008 | 17-721-20082 | Other status | Other type | Shell Oil Company |
| Sl 2554 001 | 17-721-00660 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Energy Development Corporation |
| Spb42 03 Ra Su;sl 2554 012 | 17-721-20327 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Energy Development Corporation |
| Sl 2554 019 | 17-721-20432 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Energy Development Corporation |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.