API 31-013-15690OrphanedOil well
Lawrence Eckstrom 8
Oil well in Chautauqua County, New York · operated by Valley Drilling Corp Of America
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.
Spud date
Jan 29, 1981
Drilling began
Completion
Mar 24, 1981
Plug date
—
Total depth
620 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 31-013-15690
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Unknown Located))
- Type
- Oil(OD)
- Field
- Busti
- County
- Chautauqua
- Coordinates
- 41.99944, -79.29733
- State record #
- 31013156900000
Operator
Valley Drilling Corp Of America
- Wells operated
- 26
- Active
- 0
- States
- NY
- As filed
- Valley Drilling Corp. of America
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward B Day (Hull) H185 | 37-123-27473 | Active | Oil | Lindell & Maney LLC |
| Waugaman C23 | 37-123-43060 | Active | Oil | Pine Ridge Energy |
| Edward B Day Hull H46 | 37-123-27436 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lindell & Maney LLC |
| Edward B Day H3 | 37-123-21567 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lindell & Maney LLC |
| H.L. Speas 10 | 37-123-38120 | Active | Oil | Tome Enterprises |
| Kenneth Lind 1 | 37-123-20554 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Penn Wayne Gas & Oil Co |
Dataset updated . Source: New York oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.