API 17-023-00028Plugged & abandonedOil well
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Oil well in Cameron County, Louisiana · operated by Shell Oil
Spud date
Nov 16, 1941
Drilling began
Completion
Dec 21, 1941
Plug date
Aug 5, 1966
Total depth
7,998 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-023-00028
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: PLUGGED AND ABANDONED OIL)
- Type
- Oil(10)
- Field
- Black Bayou
- County
- Cameron
- Coordinates
- 30.03472, -93.63417
- State record #
- 26893
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Corporation Etal 001 | 17-023-22682 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bass Enterprises Production Co |
| Miami Fee 001 | 17-023-22079 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | The Exploration Co. Of La, Inc |
| Miami Corp 001 | 17-023-20072 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Texaco, Inc. |
| Texaco Fee 001 | 17-023-22724 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ballard Exploration Co., Inc. |
| Hby Re Sua;texaco E&p Etal 9 001 | 17-023-23044 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Samuel Gary Jr. & Assoc., Inc. |
| Matilda Gray 004 | 17-023-22964 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Samuel Gary Jr. & Assoc., Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.