API 17-023-00561OrphanedOil well
Watkins 036
Oil well in Cameron County, Louisiana · operated by The Union Sulphur
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
Sep 23, 1932
Drilling began
Completion
Sep 5, 1932
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,964 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-023-00561
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: UNABLE TO LOCATE WELL-NO PLUGGED AND ABANDONED OIL)
- Type
- Oil(10)
- Field
- Hackberry, East
- County
- Cameron
- Coordinates
- 30.00912, -93.34276
- State record #
- 15416
Operator
- Wells operated
- 11
- Active
- 0
- States
- LA
- As filed
- THE UNION SULPHUR COMPANY
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 |
| Noble 001 | LA:12517 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Inactive Operator |
| Miami Corporation Back Ridge 001 | 17-023-01562 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Texaco E & P Inc. |
| State Lease 2402 001 | 17-023-01376 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.