API 17-715-20188OrphanedGas well
Sl 15307 001
Gas well in Terrebonne 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
Jun 26, 2001
Drilling began
Completion
Aug 17, 2001
Plug date
—
Total depth
15,170 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 17-715-20188
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (ACT 404 ORPHAN WELL-ENG))
- Type
- Gas(20)
- Field
- South Timbalier Block 8
- County
- Terrebonne
- Coordinates
- 29.04550, -90.63126
- State record #
- 226041
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 8430 A 001 | 17-713-20016 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Amoco Production Company |
| Sl 8430 A 002 | 17-713-20015 | Other status | Other type | Amoco Production Company |
| Sl 17311 001 | 17-713-20031 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bois D'Arc Offshore, Ltd. |
| Sl 7871 001 | 17-713-20013 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mobil Oil E & P Southeast Inc |
| Sl 15071 001 | 17-711-20306 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | American Exploration Co |
| Sl 7871 003 | 17-713-20019 | Other status | Other type | Mcmoran Exploration Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Louisiana oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.