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API 37-105-20016OrphanedOil well

George Sherwodd A228

Oil well in Potter County, Pennsylvania · operated by Messer 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

May 17, 1956

Drilling began

Completion

Plug date

Total depth

Registry record

API #
37-105-20016
Status
Orphaned(state code: Abandoned)
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Potter
Coordinates
41.98799, -78.20134
State record #
105-20016

Operator

Messer Oil

Wells operated
220
Active
81
States
NY, PA
As filed
MESSER OIL CORP

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Nearby wells

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James Dunn 95437-083-01428Plugged & abandonedGasNorth Penn Gas Co
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Sgl 59 Hhf937-105-21141ActiveGasRoulette Oil & Gas LLC
North Penn Farmout Genesee Chem. Co. 737-105-00710Plugged & abandonedGasOtis Eastern Svc Inc
Sgl 59 937-105-21249Other statusOilM & M Royalty Ltd

Dataset updated . Source: Pennsylvania oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.