API 17-700-00056OrphanedOther type well
State Lease 1571 001
Other type well in Cameron County, Louisiana · operated by John W Mecom
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
Jan 17, 1958
Drilling began
Completion
May 6, 1958
Plug date
—
Total depth
14,147 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-700-00056
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: DRY AND PLUGGED NO PRODUCT SPECIFIED)
- Type
- Other type(00)
- Field
- Wildcat-So La Lk Charles Dist
- County
- Cameron
- Coordinates
- 29.76773, -93.48836
- State record #
- 69276
Operator
- Wells operated
- 66
- Active
- 0
- States
- LA
- As filed
- JOHN W. MECOM
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S L 5326 001 | 17-700-20026 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | General American Oil Co Of Tx |
| Sl 5269 001d | 17-700-20003 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Phillips Petroleum Co. |
| Sl 5661 001 | 17-700-20135 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | General American Oil Co Of Tx |
| Sl 5661 002 | 17-700-20137 | Other status | Other type | General American Oil Co Of Tx |
| Sl 12707 001 | 17-700-20218 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terra Resources, Inc. |
| Sl 4617 002 | 17-700-00333 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Chevron Oil Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.