API 31-109-00481OrphanedOther type well
Farkas, Joe 1
Other type well in Tompkins County, New York · operated by Reserve Oil
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
Sep 14, 1930
Drilling began
Completion
Mar 3, 1932
Plug date
—
Total depth
6,210 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 31-109-00481
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Unknown))
- Type
- Other type(DW)
- County
- Tompkins
- Coordinates
- 42.52929, -76.50709
- State record #
- 31109004810000
Operator
- Wells operated
- 130
- Active
- 5
- States
- AR, CA, CO, IL, LA, MI, ND, NY
- As filed
- Reserve Oil Co.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nysgs Bh1917 | 31-109-30002 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | New York State Museum/New York State Education Dep |
| Ithaca Deep Well | 31-109-00485 | Orphaned | Other type | Ithaca Salt Works |
| Grund GH | 31-109-04130 | Orphaned | Other type | NYS Natural Gas Corp. |
| Cornell ESH #1 | 31-109-30003 | Other status | Injection | Cornell University |
| Museum of the Earth B | 31-109-23002 | Shut-in | Other type | Paleontological Research Institution |
| Museum of the Earth A | 31-109-23001 | Shut-in | Other type | Paleontological Research Institution |
Dataset updated . Source: New York oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.