Dye m5 (API 31-009-69069) is operated by Messer Oil Corp. according to the New York regulator's registry.

Is Dye m5 plugged or still active?

Dye m5 is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Dye m5 located?

Dye m5 is in Cattaraugus County, New York at 42.01354, -78.49241, in the Bradford field.

API 31-009-69069OrphanedOil well

Dye m5

Oil well in Cattaraugus County, New York · operated by Messer 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.

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Registry record

API #: 31-009-69069
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Unknown Located))
Type: Oil(OD)
Field: Bradford
County: Cattaraugus
Coordinates: 42.01354, -78.49241
State record #: 31009690690000

Operator

Messer Oil

Wells operated: 220
Active: 81
States: NY, PA
As filed: Messer Oil Corp.

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Nearby wells

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Brown 1 19	37-083-01341	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Sh Elder & Co
Foster Hollow Dev Moody 632	37-083-02820	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Minard Run Oil Co
Tracy 34	37-083-37835	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Minard Run Oil Co
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Dataset updated July 2026 . Source: New York oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.