API 31-003-00404OrphanedOil well
Potter Oscar A 1
Oil well in Allegany County, New York · operated by Empire Gas & Fuel
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
Dec 22, 1941
Drilling began
Completion
Mar 21, 1942
Plug date
—
Total depth
4,952 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 31-003-00404
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Unknown))
- Type
- Oil(OD)
- Field
- Beech Hill-Independence
- County
- Allegany
- Coordinates
- 42.07818, -77.77038
- State record #
- 31003004040000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 22
- Active
- 0
- States
- AL, IL, MT, NY, UT
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troyer 1 | 37-105-21577 | Active | Gas | Roulette Oil & Gas LLC |
| Kelly 2 | 37-105-20714 | Other status | Oil | Brian G Kelly |
| M H Holbert Ew804 | 37-105-20351 | Active | Injection | Eastern Gas Trans & Storage Inc |
| Claude Young Ew 801 | 37-105-00538 | Active | Injection | Natl Fuel Gas Supply Corp |
| G C Hauber Hw50 | 37-105-20021 | Active | Injection | Eastern Gas Trans & Storage Inc |
| F Plaisted Hw-45 | 37-105-00287 | Active | Injection | Eastern Gas Trans & Storage Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: New York oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.