Who operates Waugaman L A 1?

Waugaman L A 1 (API 31-013-04253) is operated by Merchant according to the New York regulator's registry.

Is Waugaman L A 1 plugged or still active?

Waugaman L A 1 is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Waugaman L A 1 located?

Waugaman L A 1 is in Chautauqua County, New York at 42.23315, -79.44120, in the Lakeshore field.

API 31-013-04253OrphanedGas well

Waugaman L A 1

Gas well in Chautauqua County, New York · operated by Merchant

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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Total depth

1,130 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #: 31-013-04253
Status: Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Unknown))
Type: Gas(GD)
Field: Lakeshore
County: Chautauqua
Coordinates: 42.23315, -79.44120
State record #: 31013042530000

Operator

Merchant

Wells operated: 1
Active: 0
States: NY

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Nearby wells

Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Smith 1b	31-013-17979	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Resource America Inc.
Nysra 2-1512	31-013-16223	Active	Gas	Greenway Energy LLC
Anderson 1	31-013-11493	Plugged & abandoned	Gas	Resource America Inc.
Wiggers 3	31-013-25487	Active	Gas	Stedman Energy Inc.
Blakeslee 2	31-013-11530	Active	Gas	PPP Future Development Inc.
Gleason 7	31-013-11213	Active	Gas	PPP Future Development Inc.

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