API 17-047-00265OrphanedOil well
Gay Union Corporation 017
Oil well in Iberville County, Louisiana · operated by Metairie Energy
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
Aug 16, 1951
Drilling began
Completion
Nov 6, 1951
Plug date
—
Total depth
9,015 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-047-00265
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (ACT 404 ORPHAN WELL-ENG))
- Type
- Oil(10)
- Field
- Bayou Choctaw
- County
- Iberville
- Coordinates
- 30.31040, -91.30022
- State record #
- 43790
Operator
- Wells operated
- 15
- Active
- 0
- States
- LA
- As filed
- METAIRIE ENERGY COMPANY, INC.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Dow Chemical Co 001 | 17-047-20118 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | The Dow Chemical Co. |
| Lt Rb Sua;schwing-Levert 003 | 17-047-20078 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Ekberg-Sinclair & Associates |
| Schwing B-1 | 17-047-00906 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union Producing Company |
| Harry W Case Etal 001 | 17-047-20792 | Other status | Other type | Lynal, Inc. |
| Miogyp Ra Sua;murrell 003-Alt | 17-047-20889 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Texoil Company |
| Dow Chemical 001 | 17-047-00945 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.