Oil & gas wells in Genesee County, NY
880 catalogued wells in Genesee County, New York, from the state regulator registry and the federal orphaned-well inventory.
Dataset updated . Derived from public data sources.
At a glance
Genesee County, New York has 880 catalogued oil & gas wells: 499 active (57%), 201 plugged & abandoned (23%) and 83 documented orphans. It ranks 7th of the 29 New York counties WellCensus profiles by well count and holds 2% of the state's 46,514 catalogued wells.
Catalogued wells
880
Active
499
Plugged
201
Documented orphans
83
What is the status of oil and gas wells in Genesee County?
57% of Genesee County's wells are active, 32 percentage points above the New York share of 25%. 23% are plugged & abandoned, against 44% statewide and 47% nationally. 27 wells (3%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 83 wells (9%) are documented orphans with no operator able to plug them, compared with 16% across New York and 4% nationally. The remaining 70 carry status codes outside those classes, such as permitted or cancelled locations.
What kinds of wells are in Genesee County?
By product class, 0 of the county's wells (0%) are oil wells, 737 (84%) gas wells and 3 (0.3%) injection wells. Statewide the oil share is 39% and the gas share 23%. The deepest total depth published for a Genesee County well is 4,620 ft, against 15,921 ft for New York as a whole. 99% of the county's wells carry coordinates and appear on the map.
How does Genesee County compare with other New York counties?
Genesee County has the 7th-most catalogued wells of the 29 New York counties with at least 25. The median New York county on WellCensus has 212 wells. The largest, Allegany County, has 16,110. By documented orphans it ranks 8th in New York.
Who operates wells in Genesee County?
95 distinct operators of record are linked to wells in Genesee County. 97% of the county's wells carry a link to a canonical operator profile; the rest list no operator or a name not yet resolved. Each well's page names its operator where the state publishes one.
Wells in Genesee County
🔒 Create a free account to export CSV| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partridge 1 | 31-037-00278 | Orphaned | Gas | Alden Batavia Natural Gas Co. |
| Holden 1 | 31-037-00566 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation |
| Miller 1 | 31-037-00648 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pavilion Natural Gas Co. |
| Well API 31-037-00649 | 31-037-00649 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Martin 1 | 31-037-00650 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pavilion Natural Gas Co. |
| Gibson | 31-037-00651 | Other status | Gas | Rice Elinor J. |
| Edzold | 31-037-00652 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Republic Light Heat & Power |
| Newton 1 | 31-037-00653 | Orphaned | Other type | Alden Batavia Natural Gas Co. |
| City of Batavia | 31-037-00654 | Orphaned | Other type | — |
| Corfu Wells | 31-037-01270 | Other status | Gas | — |
| Well API 31-037-01271 | 31-037-01271 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Schafer | 31-037-01749 | Orphaned | Other type | Republic Light Heat & Power |
| Corfu Well | 31-037-01750 | Orphaned | Other type | Stearns J.W. |
| Kinsella 1 1972-I | 31-037-01751 | Active | Gas | Greenway Energy LLC |
| Weiler | 31-037-01752 | Orphaned | Other type | Republic Light Heat & Power |
| Chick 3 | 31-037-01758 | Orphaned | Gas | Republic Light Heat & Power |
| McColl 1 | 31-037-01830 | Active | Gas | McColl Francis E. |
| Davis 1 | 31-037-01831 | Orphaned | Gas | Republic Light Heat & Power |
| Gleber | 31-037-01832 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Mattingly Kenneth A. |
| Uhly 1 | 31-037-01833 | Active | Gas | Czworka Terry D. |
| Cook 1 | 31-037-01834 | Orphaned | Other type | Republic Light Heat & Power |
| Purdy 1 | 31-037-01835 | Orphaned | Gas | Weaver Gas Well Management |
| Hunt 2000 | 31-037-01836 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Iroquois Gas Corp. |
| Shepard 2 | 31-037-01837 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pavilion Natural Gas Co. |
| Phelps 1 | 31-037-01838 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation |
A sample of the county’s wells — every catalogued well has its own page. Browse all 880 in search → (filter by operator, status and type, then export), or find a specific well on the live map.
Frequently asked questions
How many oil and gas wells are in Genesee County, NY?
Genesee County, New York has 880 catalogued oil & gas wells: 499 active, 201 plugged and 83 documented orphans.
How many orphaned wells are in Genesee County?
83 wells in Genesee County, New York are documented orphans — unplugged with no solvent operator of record, the 8th-highest count among New York counties.
What share of wells in Genesee County are plugged?
201 of Genesee County's 880 catalogued wells (23%) are plugged & abandoned, compared with 44% across New York.
Which New York county has the most oil and gas wells?
Allegany County has the most catalogued wells of any New York county on WellCensus (16,110); Genesee County ranks 7th with 880.
How many companies operate wells in Genesee County?
95 distinct operators of record are linked to catalogued wells in Genesee County, New York.
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About this data
Source: New York DEC Division of Mineral Resources well registry, plus the USGS United States Documented Orphaned Well Database (2026, doi 10.5066/P13FHBYG), as published October 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Oil & gas wells in Genesee County, New York”, https://wellcensus.com/wells/new-york/genesee (data as of October 10, 2026).