API 37-121-20457OrphanedOil well
Osterman 1
Oil well in Venango County, Pennsylvania · operated by Melat Leonard P
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
Oct 15, 1965
Drilling began
Completion
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Plug date
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Total depth
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Registry record
- API #
- 37-121-20457
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Venango
- Coordinates
- 41.51643, -79.59145
- State record #
- 121-20457
Operator
- Wells operated
- 5
- Active
- 0
- States
- PA
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fmly Joseph Budzinski 5 | 37-121-26396 | Active | Oil | Crystal Springs Oil Co |
| Findley Gates 20 | 37-121-25148 | Orphaned | Oil | Gates Harold A |
| Fmly Harold A Gates Pfg1 | 37-121-27208 | Orphaned | Oil | Flockerzi Dale E |
| Fmly Joseph Budzinski 6 | 37-121-26397 | Active | Oil | Crystal Springs Oil Co |
| Smutek 18p | 37-121-42931 | Orphaned | Oil | Return Oil Corp |
| Kahle 2p | 37-121-42934 | Orphaned | Oil | Return Oil Corp |
Dataset updated . Source: Pennsylvania oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.