API 17-057-00724OrphanedOil well
Val N 1 Rb Su;valentine 026
Oil 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
Oct 3, 1956
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 26, 1956
Plug date
—
Total depth
9,104 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-057-00724
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (ACT 404 ORPHAN WELL-ENG))
- Type
- Oil(10)
- Field
- Valentine
- County
- Lafourche
- Coordinates
- 29.61522, -90.46759
- State record #
- 62909
Operator
- Wells operated
- 59
- Active
- 0
- States
- LA
- As filed
- MESA GULF COAST LLC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benquin Corp 002 | 17-057-20782 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Humble Oil And Refining Co. |
| Benquin Corporation 004-D | 17-057-21130 | Other status | Other type | Exxon Corporation |
| Exxon Mobil Fee 001 | 17-057-23306 | Active | Oil | Badger Energy LLC |
| Bcp Tp 5 Rj Su;benquin Corp 001 | 17-057-20547 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Exxon Corporation |
| Ellender 001 | LA:5969 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Inactive Operator |
| Peoc(USA)/Sabine Royalty Trst 002 | 17-057-22482 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hilcorp Energy Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.