No operator of record is listed for Kc 542 (API 31-009-70541) — it is a documented orphaned well with no solvent operator.

Is Kc 542 plugged or still active?

Kc 542 is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Kc 542 located?

Kc 542 is in Cattaraugus County, New York at 42.00724, -78.52501, in the Bradford field.

API 31-009-70541OrphanedOther type well

Kc 542

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 #: 31-009-70541
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Unknown))
Type: Other type(NL)
Field: Bradford
County: Cattaraugus
Coordinates: 42.00724, -78.52501
State record #: 31009705410000

Operator

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

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Nearby wells

Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Tracy 30	37-083-37831	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Minard Run Oil Co
Chesebro Unk 4	37-083-57803	Orphaned	Other type	Pa Dep Ofc Oil & Gas Mgmt
Jewett Royalty B02	37-083-22559	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Canton Oil & Gas Co
Brooder Hollow Cr 2	37-083-46781	Active	Oil	Vanderhoof Energy Prod LLC
Warrant 2187 Pei 19	37-083-36088	Active	Oil	Vanderhoof Energy Prod LLC
Moody Tract 8-202	37-083-39784	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Minard Run Oil Co

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