API 37-121-24173OrphanedOil well
Gates 12
Oil well in Venango County, Pennsylvania · operated by Gates Harold A
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
Mar 26, 1976
Drilling began
Completion
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Plug date
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Total depth
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Registry record
- API #
- 37-121-24173
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Venango
- Coordinates
- 41.39906, -79.69048
- State record #
- 121-24173
Operator
- Wells operated
- 21
- Active
- 0
- States
- PA
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner Vo 17 | 37-121-07499 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Unknown Opr |
| Wilfred L & Donna E Chambers 0 | 37-121-31696 | Active | Oil | Chambers Wilfred L |
| Chambers 2 | 37-121-04783 | Orphaned | Other type | Pa Dep Ofc Oil & Gas Mgmt |
| Stephens 23 | 37-121-44873 | Active | Oil | Rar Energy LLC |
| Frawley Awi 1 | 37-121-46512 | Orphaned | Oil | Unknown Opr |
| Stephens 12 | 37-121-44859 | Active | Oil | Rar Energy LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: Pennsylvania oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.