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API 23-125-00056OrphanedOil well

Houston #1 1

Oil well in Sharkey County, Mississippi · operated by Shelton J Paul

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

Drilling began

Completion

Plug date

Total depth

3,324 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
23-125-00056
Status
Orphaned(state code: OPA - Orphaned P&A)
Type
Oil(OIL)
Field
Cary
County
Sharkey
Coordinates
32.78815, -90.88747
State record #
23125000560000

Operator

Shelton J Paul

Wells operated
6
Active
0
States
MS
As filed
SHELTON, J. PAUL

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Lucian Boyd 1 123-125-00050Plugged & abandonedOther typePan American Production Co
Theresa Hand 1 123-125-00033Plugged & abandonedOther typeHarris Drlg. Co.
Houston Est # 1 # 123-125-00021Plugged & abandonedOther typeR. E. Fair
Houston Heirs 1 123-125-20033Plugged & abandonedOther typePalmer Petroleum Inc.
Montgomery Trust 1 123-125-20034Plugged & abandonedOther typePalmer Petroleum Inc.
Houston 1 123-125-00004Plugged & abandonedOther typeAtlantic Refining Co.

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