API 26-049-21038OrphanedGas well
Richards 1
Gas well in Deuel County, Nebraska
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.
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Registry record
- API #
- 26-049-21038
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (SI))
- Type
- Gas(23)
- County
- Deuel
- Coordinates
- 41.13864, -102.28949
- State record #
- 26049210380000
Operator
No operator of record — this is a documented orphaned well.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitzel 1 | 26-049-21283 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | — |
| Paulsen 1 | 26-049-21041 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Vincent 1 | 26-049-21017 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Big Springs Storage Unit 23 | 26-049-05140 | Active | Injection | — |
| Big Springs Storage Unit 22 | 26-049-05003 | Active | Injection | — |
| Schwartz 1 | 26-049-21042 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Nebraska oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.