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API 31-009-17194OrphanedOil well

Van Gorder 1

Oil well in Cattaraugus County, New York · operated by Vangorder E & A

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

Feb 15, 1982

Drilling began

Completion

Mar 13, 1982

Plug date

Total depth

600 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
31-009-17194
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Unknown Located))
Type
Oil(OD)
County
Cattaraugus
Coordinates
42.37424, -78.41570
State record #
31009171940000

Operator

Vangorder E & A

Wells operated
1
Active
0
States
NY

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Nearby wells

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T. Boyle 131-009-17059Other statusOther typeBerea Oil & Gas Corp.
Harris Sol 131-009-03927Plugged & abandonedOther typeSunbusr
Salisbury Lulu E 3731 131-009-04197Plugged & abandonedOther typeO'Connors Est.
Bauhof 131-009-16567Plugged & abandonedOther typeElcoex Inc.
Hey 131-009-10365Plugged & abandonedOther typeLyndon Oil Co.
Strzelec 131-009-17060Other statusOther typeElcoex Inc.

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