API 17-023-00093OrphanedOil well
W E Lea 001-D
Oil 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
Mar 17, 1954
Drilling began
Completion
Apr 19, 1954
Plug date
—
Total depth
8,772 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-023-00093
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (ACT 404 ORPHAN WELL-ENG))
- Type
- Oil(10)
- Field
- Black Bayou
- County
- Cameron
- Coordinates
- 30.02411, -93.60157
- State record #
- 52537
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Corporation 001 | 17-023-22592 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Arco O & G Co-Div Atl Rich Co |
| Miami Corporation Swd 001 | 17-023-88143 | Other status | Other type | Arco O & G Co-Div Atl Rich Co |
| 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. |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.