API 31-013-15717OrphanedOil well
L. Eckstrom 9
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 21, 1980
Drilling began
Completion
Dec 11, 1981
Plug date
—
Total depth
600 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 31-013-15717
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Unknown Located))
- Type
- Oil(OD)
- Field
- Busti
- County
- Chautauqua
- Coordinates
- 42.00212, -79.29770
- State record #
- 31013157170000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancise 53 | 37-123-47058 | Active | Oil | Bennett Resources LLC |
| C Vancise 12 | 37-123-35868 | Active | Oil | Bennett Resources LLC |
| Edward B Day Hull H143 | 37-123-27462 | Active | Oil | Lindell & Maney LLC |
| Waugaman C48 | 37-123-44574 | Active | Oil | Pine Ridge Energy |
| Edward B Day Hull H123 | 37-123-27456 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lindell & Maney LLC |
| Waugaman C29 | 37-123-43194 | Active | Oil | Pine Ridge Energy |
Dataset updated . Source: New York oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.