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API 17-023-00526OrphanedOil well

Caldwell 008

Oil well in Cameron County, Louisiana · operated by R5

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

Apr 20, 1939

Drilling began

Completion

Jun 10, 1939

Plug date

Total depth

7,334 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
17-023-00526
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (ACT 404 ORPHAN WELL-ENG))
Type
Oil(10)
Field
Hackberry, East
County
Cameron
Coordinates
30.00262, -93.33996
State record #
22320

Operator

R5

Wells operated
8
Active
0
States
LA
As filed
R-5, INC

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
State Of La 00117-023-01379Plugged & abandonedOther typeInactive Operator
Sl 2402 00717-023-20754Other statusOther typeDamson Oil Corporation
State Of Louisiana 00217-023-01380Other statusOther typeInactive Operator
State Lease 2402 00417-023-01392Plugged & abandonedOilHunt Oil Company
State Calcasieu Lake 00317-023-01388Plugged & abandonedOther typeTexaco, Inc.
St Lse 1256-Lake Calcasieu 00117-023-01391Plugged & abandonedOther typeHumble Oil And Refining Co.

Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.