API 17-023-00080Plugged & abandonedGas well
Watkins State Unit 1 001
Gas well in Cameron County, Louisiana · operated by Shell Oil
Spud date
Oct 19, 1943
Drilling began
Completion
Dec 2, 1943
Plug date
Aug 24, 1951
Total depth
6,123 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-023-00080
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: PLUGGED AND ABANDONED GAS)
- Type
- Gas(20)
- Field
- Black Bayou
- County
- Cameron
- Coordinates
- 30.03492, -93.61367
- State record #
- 28813
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Miami Corp-Cameron Farms 001 | 17-023-02370 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Texaco, Inc. |
| Miami Fee 001 | 17-023-21533 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Chevron U.S.A. Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.