API 37-121-23176OrphanedOil well
Gates 2
Oil well in Venango County, Pennsylvania · operated by Gates Harold A
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
Mar 16, 1974
Drilling began
Completion
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Plug date
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Total depth
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Registry record
- API #
- 37-121-23176
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Venango
- Coordinates
- 41.39822, -79.69320
- State record #
- 121-23176
Operator
- Wells operated
- 21
- Active
- 0
- States
- PA
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephens 38 | 37-121-44865 | Active | Oil | Rar Energy LLC |
| Stephens 22 | 37-121-44872 | Other status | Oil | Vista Opr Inc |
| Gardner A4 | 37-121-29968 | Orphaned | Oil | Consolidated Energy Corp |
| Gradner Vo 11 | 37-121-07495 | Orphaned | Other type | Unknown Opr |
| Stephens 37 | 37-121-44864 | Active | Oil | Rar Energy LLC |
| Byers 2 | 37-031-24365 | Active | Gas | Stonehaven Energy Mgt Co LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: Pennsylvania oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.