API 31-013-15715OrphanedOil well
L. Eckstrom 6
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
Nov 13, 1980
Drilling began
Completion
Dec 15, 1980
Plug date
—
Total depth
600 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 31-013-15715
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Unknown Located))
- Type
- Oil(OD)
- Field
- Busti
- County
- Chautauqua
- Coordinates
- 42.00116, -79.29674
- State record #
- 31013157150000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher & Young 4 | 37-123-20651 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | George F Drury Co |
| O Chase 3 | 37-123-20655 | Active | Oil | George F Drury Co |
| Black - Vistran Lease Ws1 | 37-123-24203 | Orphaned | Oil | Wooten Angus |
| Cecile C Van Cise 11 | 37-123-27833 | Active | Oil | Bennett Resources LLC |
| Cecile C Van Cise 10 | 37-123-27832 | Active | Oil | Bennett Resources LLC |
| Edward B Day Hull H104 | 37-123-27450 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lindell & Maney LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: New York oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.