API 17-019-00586OrphanedOil well
W C Gilbert Et Al 001
Oil well in Calcasieu County, Louisiana · operated by Breakthrough Ventures
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
May 9, 1953
Drilling began
Completion
May 24, 1953
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,144 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-019-00586
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: SHUT-IN PRODUCTIVE -FUTURE UTILITY OIL)
- Type
- Oil(10)
- Field
- Edgerly
- County
- Calcasieu
- Coordinates
- 30.25078, -93.49971
- State record #
- 48700
Operator
- Wells operated
- 9
- Active
- 0
- States
- LA
- As filed
- BREAKTHROUGH VENTURES, LLC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Gray Stream O 005 | 17-019-21639 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fina Oil And Chemical Company |
| W E Walker 003 | 17-019-20291 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Exchange Oil & Gas Corporation |
| Vinton Swd 001 | 17-019-20287 | Active | Injection | Sandpoint Energy Partners LLC |
| W. E. Walker 009 | 17-019-20569 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Exchange Oil & Gas Corporation |
| J W Gray Est 001 | 17-019-02094 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | The Superior Oil Company |
| Benckenstein Etal 001 | 17-019-21962 | Shut-in | Other type | Sandpoint Energy Partners LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.