API 37-121-23285OrphanedOil well
Wilhelm 4w
Oil well in Venango County, Pennsylvania · operated by Beck James L
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
Sep 9, 1974
Drilling began
Completion
—
Plug date
Dec 1, 2023
Total depth
—
Registry record
- API #
- 37-121-23285
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Venango
- Coordinates
- 41.55979, -79.54852
- State record #
- 121-23285
Operator
- Wells operated
- 297
- Active
- 0
- States
- PA
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pa State Game Lands 1 | 37-121-28837 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Offset Oil & Gas Resources |
| State Game Lands 47 413 | 37-121-25466 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pa Dep Ofc Oil & Gas Mgmt |
| State Game Land #47 Sw412 | 37-121-25465 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pa Dep Ofc Oil & Gas Mgmt |
| Coburn 106 | 37-121-20807 | Active | Oil | Manx Inc |
| Coburn 110 | 37-121-22369 | Active | Oil | Manx Inc |
| State Gamelands 4 | 37-121-30975 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Offset Pa Ltd |
Dataset updated . Source: Pennsylvania oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.