API 17-023-21247OrphanedOil well
Vuc;iris Magee 001
Oil well in Cameron County, Louisiana · operated by Mideast Gas Systems
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
Jul 12, 1978
Drilling began
Completion
Aug 16, 1978
Plug date
—
Total depth
9,630 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-023-21247
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: UNABLE TO LOCATE WELL-NO PLUGGED AND ABANDONED OIL)
- Type
- Oil(10)
- Field
- Big Lake
- County
- Cameron
- Coordinates
- 30.01102, -93.21946
- State record #
- 158143
Operator
- Wells operated
- 3
- Active
- 0
- States
- LA
- As filed
- MIDEAST GAS SYSTEMS, INC.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sl 2402 002 | 17-023-20522 | Orphaned | Other type | Etc Oil Corp |
| S/L 2402 003 | 17-023-20575 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | C & K Offshore Company |
| Sl 8757 001 | 17-023-21647 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Woods Petroleum Corporation |
| State Lease 2402 001 | 17-023-01376 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
| Lake State 001 | 17-023-01378 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | J. W. Burton |
| Miami Corp 004 | 17-023-21237 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Houston Oil & Minerals Corp. |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.