API 17-703-00040Plugged & abandonedOil well
State Lease 2546 005
Oil well in Cameron County, Louisiana · operated by Shell Oil
Spud date
Apr 11, 1962
Drilling began
Completion
May 22, 1962
Plug date
Jul 13, 1974
Total depth
12,135 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-703-00040
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: PLUGGED AND ABANDONED OIL)
- Type
- Oil(10)
- Field
- East Cameron Block 17
- County
- Cameron
- Coordinates
- 29.58213, -92.78595
- State record #
- 89174
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 6701 001 | 17-703-20064 | Other status | Other type | Home Petroleum Corporation |
| Sl 13707 001 | 17-703-20111 | Other status | Other type | Forest Oil Corporation |
| Sl 11511 001 | 17-703-20096 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Amoco Production Company |
| Sl 13037 001-D | 17-703-20103 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Samson Contour Energy E&p, LLC |
| Sl 17743 001 | 17-703-20131 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Louisiana Shelf Partners, L.P. |
| Sl 6592 001 | 17-703-20056 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Quintana Production Co. |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.