API 17-721-00073Plugged & abandonedOil well
Sl 999 020a
Oil well in Plaquemines County, Louisiana · operated by Shell Oil
Spud date
Jun 13, 1959
Drilling began
Completion
Jul 18, 1959
Plug date
Oct 15, 1979
Total depth
8,671 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-721-00073
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: PLUGGED AND ABANDONED OIL)
- Type
- Oil(10)
- Field
- South Pass Block 24 Offshore(8453 7/97
- County
- Plaquemines
- Coordinates
- 29.04743, -89.24456
- State record #
- 74371
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La State 2552 003 | 17-721-00614 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
| La State 2592 A-2 | 17-721-00610 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
| La St 2592 A-3 | 17-721-00611 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
| La State 2592 A-1 | 17-721-00609 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
| Sl 15217 002 | 17-721-20478 | Other status | Other type | Flores & Rucks, Inc. |
| Sl 18125 001 | 17-721-20536 | Other status | Other type | Energy Partners, Ltd. |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.