No operator of record is listed for Kc 196 (API 31-009-70195) — it is a documented orphaned well with no solvent operator.

Is Kc 196 plugged or still active?

Kc 196 is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Kc 196 located?

Kc 196 is in Cattaraugus County, New York at 42.00272, -78.50485, in the Bradford field.

API 31-009-70195OrphanedOther type well

Kc 196

Other type well in Cattaraugus 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 #: 31-009-70195
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Unknown))
Type: Other type(NL)
Field: Bradford
County: Cattaraugus
Coordinates: 42.00272, -78.50485
State record #: 31009701950000

Operator

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

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Nearby wells

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Foster Hollow Dev Moody Spec 720	37-083-02903	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Minard Run Oil Co
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Brooder Ch31	37-083-51584	Active	Oil	Vanderhoof Energy Prod LLC
M R O C Pad B 2h	37-083-55023	Active	Gas	Catalyst Energy Inc
Brooder Ch32	37-083-51585	Active	Oil	Vanderhoof Energy Prod LLC
Warrant 2187 Canam1	37-083-34111	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Petro North Ltd

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