API 37-053-26538OrphanedOil well
Kirch K3
Oil well in Forest County, Pennsylvania · operated by Wholey Petroleum
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 #
- 37-053-26538
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Forest
- Coordinates
- 41.58480, -79.49807
- State record #
- 053-26538
Operator
- Wells operated
- 27
- Active
- 6
- States
- PA
- As filed
- WHOLEY PETROLEUM LLC
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John N Motter 12 | 37-121-39849 | Orphaned | Oil | Zimmerman David K |
| Walton 4 6a | 37-121-07303 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Imod Oil Prod LLC |
| John N Motter 22 | 37-121-39859 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Zimmerman David K |
| Proper Lerner 66q | 37-121-36213 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Beck James L |
| Hilton-Hedley I-44 | 37-121-43187 | Orphaned | Oil | Titusville Oil & Gas Assoc Inc |
| John N Motter 33 | 37-121-39870 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Zimmerman David K |
Dataset updated . Source: Pennsylvania oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.