No operator of record is listed for Kc 501 (API 31-009-70500) — it is a documented orphaned well with no solvent operator.

Is Kc 501 plugged or still active?

Kc 501 is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Kc 501 located?

Kc 501 is in Cattaraugus County, New York at 42.00400, -78.52368, in the Bradford field.

API 31-009-70500OrphanedOther type well

Kc 501

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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As published by the state

Registry record

API #: 31-009-70500
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Unknown))
Type: Other type(NL)
Field: Bradford
County: Cattaraugus
Coordinates: 42.00400, -78.52368
State record #: 31009705000000

Operator

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

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Nearby wells

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Harry Johnston 2	37-083-23227	Active	Oil	Johnston Oil Co
Brooder 126	37-083-57800	Other status	Oil	Vanderhoof Energy Prod LLC
Foster Hollow Dev Moody 672	37-083-07598	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Minard Run Oil Co
Warrant 2187 5	37-083-34592	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Petro North Ltd
Moody Special A13	37-083-20421	Plugged & abandoned	Injection	Minard Run Oil Co
Aiken Iv 7	37-083-50642	Active	Oil	Msl Oil & Gas Corp

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