API 31-013-15862OrphanedOil well
L Eckstrom 12
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
Feb 26, 1981
Drilling began
Completion
Mar 5, 1981
Plug date
—
Total depth
600 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 31-013-15862
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Unknown Located))
- Type
- Oil(OD)
- Field
- Busti
- County
- Chautauqua
- Coordinates
- 41.99959, -79.29847
- State record #
- 31013158620000
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 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 |
| Waugaman C24 | 37-123-43061 | Active | Oil | Pine Ridge Energy |
| Waugaman C8 | 37-123-43191 | Active | Oil | Pine Ridge Energy |
| Hopkins 10 | 37-123-23676 | Active | Oil | Energex Power Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: New York oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.