Who operates Root K 45?

No operator of record is listed for Root K 45 (API 31-003-70451) — it is a documented orphaned well with no solvent operator.

Is Root K 45 plugged or still active?

Root K 45 is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Root K 45 located?

Root K 45 is in Allegany County, New York at 42.05978, -78.07822, in the Richburg field.

API 31-003-70451OrphanedOther type well

Root K 45

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 #: 31-003-70451
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Unknown Not Found))
Type: Other type(NL)
Field: Richburg
County: Allegany
Coordinates: 42.05978, -78.07822
State record #: 31003704510000

Operator

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

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Nearby wells

Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Millport 39	37-105-00604	Active	Gas	Maxson Gas Corp
Millport 41	37-105-00606	Active	Gas	Maxson Gas Corp
Hixon 1	37-105-21297	Active	Gas	Maxson Gas Corp
Maxson 38	37-105-20882	Active	Gas	Maxson Gas Corp
Bunker 47	37-105-20875	Plugged & abandoned	Gas	Maxson Gas Corp
Stephens 36	37-105-20862	Active	Gas	Maxson Gas Corp

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