API 37-121-06796OrphanedOil well
Hepler 38
Oil well in Venango 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 #
- 37-121-06796
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Venango
- Coordinates
- 41.56329, -79.73966
- State record #
- 121-06796
Operator
- Wells operated
- 12,967
- Active
- 0
- States
- PA
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mckinley-Keller 10k | 37-121-00792 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pa Gen Energy Corp |
| Benning 1 | 37-121-05389 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Quaker State Corp |
| Moyer M-3 | 37-121-35052 | Orphaned | Oil | Daniel E Oakes |
| Benning 2 | 37-121-05390 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Quaker State Corp |
| Lindsay 2 | 37-121-43974 | Other status | Oil | Range Resources Appalachia LLC |
| Breene Walnut Bend #4 15q | 37-121-28717 | Orphaned | Oil | Return Oil Corp |
Dataset updated . Source: Pennsylvania oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.