API 37-019-00986OrphanedOil well
Borchert 5
Oil well in Butler County, Pennsylvania · operated by Pa Dep Ofc Oil & Gas Mgmt
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.
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Registry record
- API #
- 37-019-00986
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Butler
- Coordinates
- 41.15459, -79.80311
- State record #
- 019-00986
Operator
- Wells operated
- 12,967
- Active
- 0
- States
- PA
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ritchey 7 | 37-019-01212 | Orphaned | Other type | Pa Dep Ofc Oil & Gas Mgmt |
| Betros 3 | 37-019-02008 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Karl & Karl D Rottman |
| Ritchey 6 | 37-019-01211 | Orphaned | Other type | Pa Dep Ofc Oil & Gas Mgmt |
| Ritchey 4 | 37-019-01209 | Orphaned | Other type | Pa Dep Ofc Oil & Gas Mgmt |
| Ritchey 3 | 37-019-01208 | Orphaned | Other type | Pa Dep Ofc Oil & Gas Mgmt |
| 338 Snake Rd 1 | 37-019-22704 | Orphaned | Oil | Pa Dep Ofc Oil & Gas Mgmt |
Dataset updated . Source: Pennsylvania oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.