Who operates Root K 27?

No operator of record is listed for Root K 27 (API 31-003-70433) — it is a documented orphaned well with no solvent operator.

Is Root K 27 plugged or still active?

Root K 27 is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Root K 27 located?

Root K 27 is in Allegany County, New York at 42.05794, -78.07643, in the Richburg field.

API 31-003-70433OrphanedOther type well

Root K 27

Other type well in Allegany County, New York

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 #: 31-003-70433
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Unknown))
Type: Other type(NL)
Field: Richburg
County: Allegany
Coordinates: 42.05794, -78.07643
State record #: 31003704330000

Operator

No operator of record — this is a documented orphaned well.

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Nearby wells

Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Bixby B8	37-105-20898	Active	Gas	Maxson Gas Corp
Fish Hatchery 1	37-105-00507	Active	Gas	Maxson Gas Corp
Hixon 3	37-105-21295	Other status	Gas	Victory Energy Corp
Kimp 38	37-105-20112	Other status	Gas	Lucille & Wr Maxson
Millport 49	37-105-00610	Plugged & abandoned	Gas	Maxson Gas Corp
Russell Pn5	37-105-21091	Active	Gas	Roulette Oil & Gas LLC

Dataset updated July 2026 . Source: New York oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.