API 31-029-69435OrphanedOther type well
Bicheler 1
Other type 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
—
Drilling began
Completion
—
Plug date
Jul 3, 2024
Total depth
0 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 31-029-69435
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Unknown Located))
- Type
- Other type(NL)
- Field
- Alden-Lancaster
- County
- Erie
- Coordinates
- 42.89671, -78.52132
- State record #
- 31029694350000
Operator
No operator of record — this is a documented orphaned well.
Location & nearby wells
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Claim your operator profileNearby wells
| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Creek 3 | 31-029-16270 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | P & S Drilling Inc. |
| Metz Roy J & Catherine 2 | 31-121-03753 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Iroquois Gas Corp. |
| Foss 1474-I | 31-029-68354 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation |
| Meyer 3 | 31-121-16589 | Other status | Other type | Subsea Oil & Gas Inc. |
| Buffalo Creek 4 | 31-029-15046 | Active | Gas | Weil Resources Inc. |
| Shevlin, T 1 | 31-029-22473 | Shut-in | Gas | Greenway Energy LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: New York oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.