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API 37-121-24206OrphanedOil well

Simpkins 3b

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

May 3, 1976

Drilling began

Completion

Plug date

Total depth

Registry record

API #
37-121-24206
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
Type
Oil(OIL)
County
Venango
Coordinates
41.56528, -79.55274
State record #
121-24206

Operator

Beck James L

Wells operated
297
Active
0
States
PA

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Bava 3337-121-29621Plugged & abandonedOilBruner Oil & Gas Inc
Coburn 5837-121-46105Plugged & abandonedOther typeCubbon Lumber Co
Coburn 7537-121-46072Plugged & abandonedOther typeCubbon Lumber Co
Coburn 4937-121-46055Plugged & abandonedOther typeCubbon Lumber Co
Kern 3237-121-35758OrphanedOilPa Dep Ofc Oil & Gas Mgmt
Bava 4037-121-29628OrphanedOilBruner Oil & Gas Inc

Dataset updated . Source: Pennsylvania oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.