Oil & gas wells in Madison County, NY
134 catalogued wells in Madison County, New York, from the state regulator registry and the federal orphaned-well inventory.
Dataset updated . Derived from public data sources.
At a glance
Madison County, New York has 134 catalogued oil & gas wells: 51 active (38%), 25 plugged & abandoned (19%) and 17 documented orphans. It ranks 20th of the 29 New York counties WellCensus profiles by well count and holds 0.3% of the state's 46,514 catalogued wells.
Catalogued wells
134
Active
51
Plugged
25
Documented orphans
17
What is the status of oil and gas wells in Madison County?
38% of Madison County's wells are active, 13 percentage points above the New York share of 25%. 19% are plugged & abandoned, against 44% statewide and 47% nationally. 3 wells (2%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 17 wells (13%) are documented orphans with no operator able to plug them, compared with 16% across New York and 4% nationally. The remaining 38 carry status codes outside those classes, such as permitted or cancelled locations.
What kinds of wells are in Madison County?
By product class, 0 of the county's wells (0%) are oil wells, 70 (52%) gas wells and 0 (0%) injection wells. Statewide the oil share is 39% and the gas share 23%. The deepest total depth published for a Madison County well is 12,314 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 Madison County compare with other New York counties?
Madison County has the 20th-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 19th in New York.
Who operates wells in Madison County?
16 distinct operators of record are linked to wells in Madison 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 Madison County
🔒 Create a free account to export CSV| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chittenango Well 1 | 31-053-01004 | Orphaned | Other type | — |
| Graham Dwight 1 | 31-053-01025 | Orphaned | Other type | — |
| Sweet John 1 | 31-053-01172 | Orphaned | Other type | Sangerfield Oil & Gas |
| Letts 1 | 31-053-01173 | Orphaned | Other type | New York Natural Gas Co. |
| Hines | 31-053-01174 | Orphaned | Other type | Sangerfield Oil & Gas |
| Raffauf Albert | 31-053-01175 | Orphaned | Other type | Sangerfield Oil & Gas |
| Cowan Robert 1 | 31-053-02209 | Orphaned | Other type | — |
| Keith Homer 2 | 31-053-03963 | Orphaned | Other type | New York Natural Gas Co. |
| Branangan Donald 1 | 31-053-03970 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | New York Natural Gas Co. |
| Elliot Douglas 1 | 31-053-03972 | Active | Gas | Elliott Catherine |
| Head Clyde 1 | 31-053-03981 | Orphaned | Other type | New York Natural Gas Co. |
| Morthrup J J 3 | 31-053-03996 | Orphaned | Other type | New York Natural Gas Co. |
| Parteko N-748 | 31-053-04002 | Active | Gas | Greenway Energy LLC |
| Finen N-766 | 31-053-04031 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | CNG Transmission Corp. |
| Danisevich J 1 | 31-053-04032 | Orphaned | Other type | New York Natural Gas Co. |
| NYS Conservation Dep 1 | 31-053-04033 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | New York Natural Gas Co. |
| Seeley N-774 | 31-053-04045 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | CNG Transmission Corp. |
| Sawyer Harry 1 | 31-053-04046 | Orphaned | Other type | New York Natural Gas Co. |
| Branagan Don 2 | 31-053-04047 | Orphaned | Other type | New York Natural Gas Co. |
| Finen N-785 | 31-053-04048 | Active | Gas | Greenway Energy LLC |
| Seeley N-786 | 31-053-04049 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | CNG Transmission Corp. |
| Doroshenko 1 | 31-053-04085 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | New York Natural Gas Co. |
| Bikowski H 1 | 31-053-04185 | Orphaned | Other type | New York Natural Gas Co. |
| Cook Floyd A 1 | 31-053-04499 | Orphaned | Other type | New York Natural Gas Co. |
| Parteko 2 | 31-053-04500 | Orphaned | Other type | New York Natural Gas Co. |
A sample of the county’s wells — every catalogued well has its own page. Browse all 134 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 Madison County, NY?
Madison County, New York has 134 catalogued oil & gas wells: 51 active, 25 plugged and 17 documented orphans.
How many orphaned wells are in Madison County?
17 wells in Madison County, New York are documented orphans — unplugged with no solvent operator of record, the 19th-highest count among New York counties.
What share of wells in Madison County are plugged?
25 of Madison County's 134 catalogued wells (19%) 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); Madison County ranks 20th with 134.
How many companies operate wells in Madison County?
16 distinct operators of record are linked to catalogued wells in Madison 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 Madison County, New York”, https://wellcensus.com/wells/new-york/madison (data as of October 10, 2026).