API 17-023-00181Plugged & abandonedOil well
Watkins 033-A
Oil well in Cameron County, Louisiana · operated by Shell Oil
Spud date
Oct 20, 1945
Drilling began
Completion
Sep 26, 1945
Plug date
Nov 11, 1957
Total depth
4,839 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-023-00181
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: PLUGGED AND ABANDONED OIL)
- Type
- Oil(10)
- Field
- Black Bayou
- County
- Cameron
- Coordinates
- 30.02202, -93.63247
- State record #
- 30775
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texaco E&p Etal 26 001 | 17-023-23014 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Samuel Gary Jr. & Assoc., Inc. |
| 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. |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.