API 31-013-15802OrphanedOil well
D 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
Apr 24, 1981
Drilling began
Completion
Apr 29, 1981
Plug date
—
Total depth
625 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 31-013-15802
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Unknown Located))
- Type
- Oil(OD)
- Field
- Busti
- County
- Chautauqua
- Coordinates
- 42.00418, -79.29743
- State record #
- 31013158020000
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 41 | 37-123-21505 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Catalyst Energy Inc |
| Ed Day (Black) 3 | 37-123-21083 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Catalyst Energy Inc |
| Owens 21 | 37-123-43336 | Active | Oil | Bennett Resources LLC |
| Ed Day (Black) 5 | 37-123-21085 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Catalyst Energy Inc |
| Dwyer-Young Development Inc 2a | 37-123-41880 | Active | Oil | Bf Adventures LLC |
| Hammermill/Hull 3 | 37-123-40906 | Active | Oil | Bf Adventures LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: New York oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.