API 17-113-88052OrphanedOther type well
Freshwater Swd 001
Other type well in Vermilion County, Louisiana · operated by Black Elk Energy Offshore Operations
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
Jan 6, 1975
Drilling began
Completion
Jan 26, 1975
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,700 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-113-88052
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (ACT 404 ORPHAN WELL-INJECTION AND MINING))
- Type
- Other type(00)
- Field
- Wildcat-So La Lafayette Dist
- County
- Vermilion
- Coordinates
- 29.54014, -92.31155
- State record #
- 971086
Operator
Black Elk Energy Offshore Operations
- Wells operated
- 14
- Active
- 0
- States
- LA
- As filed
- BLACK ELK ENERGY OFFSHORE OPERATIONS LLC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sl 8681 003 | 17-705-20122 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Merit Energy Company |
| Cris I Ra Sua;sl 8681 002 | 17-705-20110 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Merit Energy Company |
| Sl 8681 001 | 17-705-20106 | Other status | Other type | Tenneco Oil Co. |
| State Lease 3522 002 | 17-705-00025 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union Expl. Partners, Ltd. |
| Sl 14656 001 | 17-705-20131 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | American Explorer, Inc. |
| Vb14 Nvua;sl 3522 003-D | 17-705-00311 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Apache Shelf, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.