Who operates Nichols Run 11?

Nichols Run 11 (API 31-009-68551) is operated by BDH Oil Inc. according to the New York regulator's registry.

Is Nichols Run 11 plugged or still active?

Nichols Run 11 is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Nichols Run 11 located?

Nichols Run 11 is in Cattaraugus County, New York at 42.01094, -78.56815, in the Chipmunk field.

API 31-009-68551OrphanedOil well

Nichols Run 11

Oil well in Cattaraugus County, New York · operated by Bdh Oil

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

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Drilling began

Completion

Jan 1, 1915

Plug date

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Total depth

1,500 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #: 31-009-68551
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Unknown Located))
Type: Oil(OD)
Field: Chipmunk
County: Cattaraugus
Coordinates: 42.01094, -78.56815
State record #: 31009685510000

Operator

Bdh Oil

Wells operated: 403
Active: 4
States: NY, PA
As filed: BDH Oil Inc.

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