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API 17-057-00705OrphanedGas well

South Coast 005

Gas well in Lafourche County, Louisiana · operated by Mesa Gulf Coast

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 26, 1952

Drilling began

Completion

Jun 16, 1952

Plug date

Total depth

11,947 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
17-057-00705
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (ACT 404 ORPHAN WELL-ENG))
Type
Gas(20)
Field
Valentine
County
Lafourche
Coordinates
29.63132, -90.46559
State record #
45805

Operator

Mesa Gulf Coast

Wells operated
59
Active
0
States
LA
As filed
MESA GULF COAST LLC

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Shore Oil 00117-109-22764Other statusOther typeHuffco Petroleum Corporation
South Shore Oil & Dev Co 00117-109-20451Plugged & abandonedOther typeShell Oil Company
Elizabeth Viguerie Etal 00117-057-22937Plugged & abandonedOther typeBrammer Engineering, Inc.
Emily M Ellender 00117-109-20783Plugged & abandonedOther typeInactive Operator
Thomas Fick Etal 00117-109-00134Plugged & abandonedOther typeInactive Operator
Ellender 002LA:5963Plugged & abandonedGasInactive Operator

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