API 31-029-03757OrphanedGas well
Forge Frank and Nellie 1
Gas well in Erie County, New York
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
May 19, 1923
Drilling began
Completion
Jun 20, 1923
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,031 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 31-029-03757
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Unknown Located))
- Type
- Gas(GD)
- Field
- Wales
- County
- Erie
- Coordinates
- 42.72509, -78.47011
- State record #
- 31029037570000
Operator
No operator of record — this is a documented orphaned well.
Location & nearby wells
Operate this well?
Claim your operator profile to keep well records accurate — verified operators can correct statuses and add plugging documentation.
Claim your operator profileNearby wells
| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludwig 1 | 31-121-14804 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Mesa Energy Inc. |
| Ring 1 | 31-121-13728 | Active | Gas | PPP Future Development Inc. |
| Ring 2 | 31-121-15312 | Active | Gas | PPP Future Development Inc. |
| Wagner, A. P. 1 | 31-029-03679 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Iroquois Gas Corp. |
| Keem 1 | 31-121-13083 | Active | Gas | PPP Future Development Inc. |
| Lyman, D 1770 | 31-029-13164 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation |
Dataset updated . Source: New York oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.